TOPLINE:
The life expectancy of patients diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) was found to be reduced compared with that of individuals without TB. Post-TB sequelae also reduced life expectancy and quality-adjusted life expectancy among TB survivors in the United States.
METHODOLOGY:
- Researchers aimed to estimate the health impact of TB, including post-TB sequelae, among survivors in terms of life expectancy compared with that among people without any reported incidences of TB.
- They used nationally representative data of 45,738 individuals diagnosed with TB (mean age, 48 years; 61% men) in the United States from 2015 to 2019.
- A mathematical model was constructed to estimate life expectancy and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) for the TB cohort compared with those for the no-TB cohort.
TAKEAWAY:
- The mean life expectancy…