Table 1 Definitions of terms used in this study
Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Previous TB cases | Registered in TB Management Information System, and finished treatment or cured. |
HIV/AIDS | Registered in local CDC database, whom were diagnosed according to diagnostic criteria for HIV/AIDS published by National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China in 2008. |
Known Diabetes | Recorded on the Citizen Health Management Files as diagnosed with Diabetes (fasting plasma glucose level ≥ 7.0 mmol/L, or 2-h plasma glucose level ≥ 11.1 mmol/L), plus those using medicine to control blood glucose by self-report. |
Close Contacts | Living with new active PTB case for at least 7 days in the 3 months before diagnosis. |
Underweight | BMI < 18.5, i.e. Weight (kg)/Height × 2 (m) < 18.5. |
Tobacco use | Ever smoked tobacco by self-report. |
Drinking history | Drinking more than one unit (21 g pure alcohol) per week by self-report. |
Chronic bronchitis | Chronic bronchitis history by self-report. |
Average family annual income per capita | Average annual income per capita of urban family = RMB 27000 (USD 3970), average annual income per capita of rural family = RMB 8000 (USD 1176), (USD 1 = RMB 6.8). |
Average family living area per capita | Average of urban family = 29 m2, average of rural family = 31 m2 |