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The study aims to identify risk factors associated with tuberculosis in adults.

Tuberculosis risk factors in adults in King County, Washington, 1988 through 1990.

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Case-control study investigates tuberculosis risk factors in adults, suggesting targeted interventions may help reduce incidence.

The study aims to identify risk factors associated with tuberculosis in adults.
Conducted a case-control study in King County, Washington, from 1988 to 1990.
Compared characteristics of 151 tuberculosis patients with 545 control subjects.
Used self-administered questionnaires for data collection.
HIV infection, non-White race/ethnicity, and foreign birthplace were linked to a sixfold increase in risk.
History of underlying medical conditions, low weight for height, low socioeconomic status, and age 70+ doubled the risk.
Men had a 1.9 times higher risk than women; smokers (20 years+) had a 2.6 times higher risk than nonsmokers.

Buskin et al. (1994) studied this question.

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