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Table 3 Comorbidities of interest for nontuberculous mycobacteria infection in total study population matching for age, sex, income, and region

From: Comorbidities of nontuberculous mycobacteria infection in Korean adults: results from the National Health Insurance Service–National Sample Cohort (NHIS–NSC) database

Comorbidities

NTM (N = 893) n(%)

Non-NTM (N = 3572) n(%)

Odds ratio [95% CI]

p value

Diseases of the circulatory system

 Hypertension

341

(38.2)

1297

(37.3)

1.10 [0.92–1.32]

0.2922

 Chronic heart failure

88

(9.9)

371

(10.9)

0.93 [0.71–1.20]

0.5685

 Ischemic heart disease

174

(19.5)

533

(15.4)

1.45 [1.18–1.78]

0.0005

 Arrhythmia

99

(11.1)

228

(6.6)

1.87 [1.45–2.41]

 < 0.0001

Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases

 Diabetes mellitus

312

(34.9)

936

(26.9)

1.65 [1.38–1.96]

 < 0.0001

 Dyslipidemia

437

(48.9)

1388

(39.1)

1.62 [1.38–1.90]

 < 0.0001

Diseases of the respiratory system

 Acute sinusitis

357

(40.0)

1029

(28.8)

1.67 [1.43–1.95]

 < 0.0001

 Chronic sinusitis

285

(31.9)

615

(17.2)

2.27 [1.92–2.68]

 < 0.0001

 COPD

168

(18.8)

155

(4.4)

6.42 [4.97–8.29]

 < 0.0001

 Diffuse pan-bronchiolitis

50

(5.6)

33

(0.9)

6.62 [4.21–10.42]

 < 0.0001

 Asthma

446

(49.9)

986

(27.9)

2.75 [2.36–3.22]

 < 0.0001

 Bronchiectasis

246

(27.5)

59

(1.8)

26.79 [19.69–36.45]

 < 0.0001

 Interstitial pneumonia

32

(3.6)

9

(0.2)

15.10 [7.15–31.89]

 < 0.0001

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

 Rheumatoid arthritis

85

(9.5)

238

(6.7)

1.49 [1.14–1.95]

0.0031

 Osteoporosis

244

(27.3)

732

(20.9)

1.80 [1.45–2.23]

 < 0.0001

 Bone fracture

224

(25.1)

656

(18.8)

1.52 [1.27–1.81]

 < 0.0001

Diseases of the digestive system

 Chronic viral hepatitis

23

(2.6)

45

(1.3)

2.07 [1.24–3.46]

0.0052

 GERD

559

(62.6)

1521

(42.7)

2.35 [2.01–2.74]

 < 0.0001

Diseases of the genitourinary system

 Chronic kidney disease

33

(3.7)

81

(2.4)

1.65 [1.09–2.51]

0.0176

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

 Atopic dermatitis

97

(10.9)

220

(6.2)

1.86 [1.45–2.39]

 < 0.0001

 Seborrheic dermatitis

123

(13.8)

372

(10.5)

1.38 [1.10–1.71]

0.0045

 Contact dermatitis

564

(63.2)

1909

(53.6)

1.50 [1.29–1.75]

 < 0.0001

 Other dermatitis

195

(21.8)

599

(16.8)

1.39 [1.16–1.66]

0.0004

 Urticaria

311

(34.8)

1032

(28.9)

1.32 [1.13–1.54]

0.0006

 Mental and behavioral disorders

464

(52.0)

1543

(43.8)

1.50 [1.28–1.76]

 < 0.0001

 Neoplasms

187

(20.9)

345

(10.1)

2.65 [2.16–3.26]

 < 0.0001

  1. COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, GERD, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, NTM, Non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection. In the logistic regression model, sex, age, region of residence, and income level were adjusted