Infectious disorders and risk of MM in white and black US male veterans
| . | Whites . | Blacks . | Combined . | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N . | RR* . | 95% CI . | N . | RR* . | 95% CI . | N . | RR* . | 95% CI . | |
| Total infectious disorders | 764 | 1.37 | 1.25-1.50 | 461 | 1.16 | 1.03-1.30 | 1225 | 1.29 | 1.20-1.38 |
| Respiratory system | |||||||||
| Sinusitis | 65 | 1.22 | 0.95-1.59 | 23 | 1.02 | 0.66-1.59 | 88 | 1.17 | 0.94-1.46 |
| Influenza | 27 | 1.49 | 1.01-2.21 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 1.18 | 0.81-1.71 |
| Nasopharyngitis/laryngitis | 12 | 1.27 | 0.71-2.23 | 4 | — | — | 16 | 1.22 | 0.75-2.00 |
| Otitis media/mastoiditis | 14 | 1.06 | 0.63-1.79 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 1.12 | 0.71-1.78 |
| Pneumonia | 382 | 1.60 | 1.42-1.80 | 214 | 1.45 | 1.24-1.69 | 596 | 1.54 | 1.40-1.69 |
| Tuberculosis | 53 | 0.98 | 0.73-1.30 | 56 | 0.92 | 0.70-1.21 | 109 | 0.95 | 0.78-1.16 |
| Digestive system | |||||||||
| Gastroenteritis | 30 | 1.07 | 0.80-1.42 | 6 | 0.61 | 0.35-1.05 | 36 | 0.92 | 0.71-1.18 |
| Hepatitis | 19 | 2.22 | 1.39-3.54 | 10 | 1.37 | 0.73-2.57 | 29 | 1.82 | 1.25-2.65 |
| Genitourinary system | |||||||||
| Cystitis | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | 1.72 | 0.82-3.62 |
| Gonorrhea | 3 | — | — | 5 | 0.94 | 0.39-2.61 | 8 | 1.04 | 0.52-2.09 |
| Pyelonephritis | 7 | 0.97 | 0.46-2.04 | 7 | 1.13 | 0.53-2.37 | 14 | 1.04 | 0.62-1.76 |
| Syphilis | 27 | 1.20 | 0.80-1.80 | 62 | 0.98 | 0.75-1.27 | 89 | 1.03 | 0.83-1.29 |
| Systemic | |||||||||
| Meningitis | 9 | 1.89 | 0.90-3.96 | 8 | 2.50 | 1.19-5.27 | 17 | 2.15 | 1.27-3.64 |
| Septicemia | 70 | 1.63 | 1.25-2.12 | 37 | 1.14 | 0.78-1.66 | 107 | 1.43 | 1.15-1.77 |
| Other | |||||||||
| Herpes simplex | 13 | 1.64 | 0.88-3.05 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 1.36 | 0.77-2.39 |
| Herpes zoster | 35 | 2.12 | 1.48-3.02 | 8 | 1.59 | 0.76-3.35 | 43 | 2.00 | 1.45-2.75 |
| Mycoses | 95 | 1.05 | 0.85-1.31 | 60 | 1.13 | 0.86-1.48 | 155 | 1.08 | 0.91-1.28 |
| Rickettsioses | 11 | 1.16 | 0.62-2.15 | 15 | 1.27 | 0.72-1.24 | 26 | 1.21 | 0.80-1.85 |
| Poliomyelitis | 6 | 2.27 | 0.94-5.45 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 2.28 | 1.14-4.56 |
| . | Whites . | Blacks . | Combined . | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N . | RR* . | 95% CI . | N . | RR* . | 95% CI . | N . | RR* . | 95% CI . | |
| Total infectious disorders | 764 | 1.37 | 1.25-1.50 | 461 | 1.16 | 1.03-1.30 | 1225 | 1.29 | 1.20-1.38 |
| Respiratory system | |||||||||
| Sinusitis | 65 | 1.22 | 0.95-1.59 | 23 | 1.02 | 0.66-1.59 | 88 | 1.17 | 0.94-1.46 |
| Influenza | 27 | 1.49 | 1.01-2.21 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 1.18 | 0.81-1.71 |
| Nasopharyngitis/laryngitis | 12 | 1.27 | 0.71-2.23 | 4 | — | — | 16 | 1.22 | 0.75-2.00 |
| Otitis media/mastoiditis | 14 | 1.06 | 0.63-1.79 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 1.12 | 0.71-1.78 |
| Pneumonia | 382 | 1.60 | 1.42-1.80 | 214 | 1.45 | 1.24-1.69 | 596 | 1.54 | 1.40-1.69 |
| Tuberculosis | 53 | 0.98 | 0.73-1.30 | 56 | 0.92 | 0.70-1.21 | 109 | 0.95 | 0.78-1.16 |
| Digestive system | |||||||||
| Gastroenteritis | 30 | 1.07 | 0.80-1.42 | 6 | 0.61 | 0.35-1.05 | 36 | 0.92 | 0.71-1.18 |
| Hepatitis | 19 | 2.22 | 1.39-3.54 | 10 | 1.37 | 0.73-2.57 | 29 | 1.82 | 1.25-2.65 |
| Genitourinary system | |||||||||
| Cystitis | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | 1.72 | 0.82-3.62 |
| Gonorrhea | 3 | — | — | 5 | 0.94 | 0.39-2.61 | 8 | 1.04 | 0.52-2.09 |
| Pyelonephritis | 7 | 0.97 | 0.46-2.04 | 7 | 1.13 | 0.53-2.37 | 14 | 1.04 | 0.62-1.76 |
| Syphilis | 27 | 1.20 | 0.80-1.80 | 62 | 0.98 | 0.75-1.27 | 89 | 1.03 | 0.83-1.29 |
| Systemic | |||||||||
| Meningitis | 9 | 1.89 | 0.90-3.96 | 8 | 2.50 | 1.19-5.27 | 17 | 2.15 | 1.27-3.64 |
| Septicemia | 70 | 1.63 | 1.25-2.12 | 37 | 1.14 | 0.78-1.66 | 107 | 1.43 | 1.15-1.77 |
| Other | |||||||||
| Herpes simplex | 13 | 1.64 | 0.88-3.05 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 1.36 | 0.77-2.39 |
| Herpes zoster | 35 | 2.12 | 1.48-3.02 | 8 | 1.59 | 0.76-3.35 | 43 | 2.00 | 1.45-2.75 |
| Mycoses | 95 | 1.05 | 0.85-1.31 | 60 | 1.13 | 0.86-1.48 | 155 | 1.08 | 0.91-1.28 |
| Rickettsioses | 11 | 1.16 | 0.62-2.15 | 15 | 1.27 | 0.72-1.24 | 26 | 1.21 | 0.80-1.85 |
| Poliomyelitis | 6 | 2.27 | 0.94-5.45 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 2.28 | 1.14-4.56 |
— indicates RR and CI not calculated due to small numbers.
RR adjusted for visits, attained age, calendar time, and latency (combined also adjusted for race).