Table 1 Epidemiological reports on gender in tuberculosis and lung cancer
From: The relationship between previous pulmonary tuberculosis and risk of lung cancer in the future
References | Country | Num. subjects | Finds |
|---|---|---|---|
Steinitz [21] | Israel | 15,400 | LC RR was 7.98–9.76 for males aged 45–64 years and 10.8 for females aged 45 years and over |
Horikoshi [22] | Japan | 80,000 | The MR was high at 4.88 for males and 9.69 for females |
Takatorige [23] | England/Wales | 3119 | LC RR was 6.88 for males and 13.77 for females |
Gao et al. [24] | China | 30,373 | The MR ratio was1.72 for males and 2.79 for females |
Clemmesen [25] | Denmark | 2790 | LC RR was 2.58 for males without INH treatment and 4.55 for females |