Table 1– Incidence and relative risk of active tuberculosis (TB) for selected risk factors
Incidence#Relative disease risk
Recent TB infection
 Infection <1 yr past12.9
 Infection 1–7 yrs past1.6
Old TB scar2.0–13.6
HIV infection35.0–162
Injection drug use
 HIV seropositive76.0
 Other10.0
Smoking
 Current smokers2.63
 Ex-smokers1.41
 Never smokers1.00
Passive smoking1.49
Body mass index
 ≥300.38
 25 to <300.58
 23 to <250.74
 18.5 to <231.00
 <18.52.11
Silicosis6830
DM
 DM versus no DM1.8–4.1
 HBA1c ≥7% versus <7%3.1
Chronic renal failure10.0–25.3
Gastrectomy2–5
Jejunoileal bypass27–63
Renal transplant37
Heart transplant20–74
Head and neck carcinoma16
  • DM: diabetes mellitus. #: among tuberculin-positive subjects per 1,000 person-yrs.