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Associations of prior pulmonary tuberculosis with the incident COPD: a prospective cohort study.
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- Association between history of pulmonary tuberculosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Tuberculosis and Post-Tuberculosis Lung Changes Are Associated with Exacerbations and Mortality in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Article
- Comorbidity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary tuberculosis: a bibliometric analysis (2011-2025) with narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Bidirectional Association Between Tuberculosis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- History of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Accelerates Early Onset and Severity of COPD: Evidence from a Multicenter Study in Romania.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Superiority of TB-PCR Over Conventional and Immunologic Tests for Diagnosing Tuberculosis in Small Bronchoscopic Non-Malignant Specimens.Infection and drug resistance · 2025Article
- Incidence and Risk Factors of Tuberculosis-Associated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Pulmonary tuberculosis during the developmental period contributes to COPD and pre-COPD in mid-to-late adulthood: a retrospective cohort study.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPrior pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) might be associated with the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the impact of prior PTB on the risk of incident COPD has not been studied in a large prospective cohort study of the European population.
objectivesThis study aimed to investigate the association of prior PTB with the risk of COPD.
designProspective cohort study.
methodsA multivariable Cox proportional model was used to estimate the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for the association of prior PTB with COPD. Subgroup analyses were further conducted among individuals stratified by age, sex, body mass index, smoking status, drinking status, physical activity, and polygenic risk score (PRS).
resultsThe study involved a total of 216,130 participants, with a median follow-up period of 12.6 years and 2788 incident cases of COPD. Individuals with a prior history of PTB at baseline had an 87% higher risk of developing incident COPD compared to those without such history [adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) = 1.87; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.26-2.77;
conclusionA history of PTB is an important independent risk factor for COPD. Clinical staff should be aware of this risk factor in patients with prior PTB, particularly in countries or regions with high burdens of PTB.
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