Influence of personality and negative life events on the risk of pulmonary tuberculosis among diabetic patients / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the influence of personality and negative life events on the development of pulmonary tuberculosis among diabetic patients.Methods A hospital-based case-control study was conducted from March 2005 to February 2006.158 newly-diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients with diabetes (DMPTB) were reemited as cases and 281 diabetic patients (DM) as control group.Information on personality and negative life events was collected using Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and Life Events Scale (LES),respectively.Odds ratios(OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were estimated using logistic regression models and the potential confounding bias was controlled through adjusted by education,income,glycemic control,previous maximal BMI,weight loss ratio,physical xercises,smoking,negative life events or personality.Results The proportions of introversion,medium,extroversion personality in DM-PTB and DM group were 38.6% ,11.4% ,50.0% vs.53.0% ,11.1% ,35.9% (X~2=9.280,P=0.010).Those with introversion personality had 1.91 (1.26～2.90) times higher risk of DM-PTB than those with extroversion personality,while this association became insignificant after adjustment(P=0.111) ; 35.4% and 19.6% in the two groups had experienced life events during the last one year,and such persons had 2.26(1.15～3.50) (unadjusted) or 1.82(1.07～3.10)(adjusted) higher risk of DM-PTB than those without life events,especially among male and younger (＜60y) diabetics.Conclusion Negative life events are the independent risk factor of pulmonary tuberculosis among male and younger diabetics.Thus,mental measures should be taken in corresponding risk populations to improve their capability of dealing with life events.