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Tuberculosis and the Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Han Rim Lee1, Jung Eun Yoo2, Hayoung Choi3
1Department of Family Medicine & Supportive Care Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Background:
Little is known about the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) in tuberculosis (TB) survivors.
Methods:
We performed a population-based retrospective cohort study using the Korean National Health Insurance Service database. TB survivors (n = 60 602) and their 1:1 age- and sex-matched controls (n = 60 602) were enrolled. Eligible participants were followed up from 1 year after their TB diagnosis to the date of an IHD event, date of death, or the end of the study period (31 December 2018), whichever came first. The risk of IHD was estimated using a Cox proportional hazards regression, and stratified analyses were performed for related factors. Among IHD events, we additionally analyzed for myocardial infarction (MI).
Results:
During a median of 3.9 years of follow-up, 2.7% of TB survivors (1633/60 602) and 2.0% of the matched controls (1228/60 602) developed IHD, and 0.6% of TB patients (341/60 602) and 0.4% of the matched controls (223/60 602) developed MI. The overall risk of developing IHD and MI was higher in TB patients (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.21, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.12-1.32 for IHD and aHR 1.48, 95% CI: 1.23-1.78 for MI) than in the matched controls. Stratified analyses showed that TB survivors have an increased risk of IHD and MI regardless of income, place of residence, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, body mass index, and Charlson comorbidity index.
Conclusions:
TB survivors have a higher risk of IHD than matched controls. Strategies are needed to reduce the burden of IHD in TB survivors.
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