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Table 4 Pooled incidences of TBD among IMID patients treated with different classes of DMARDs

From: Brazilian recommendations for the management of tuberculosis infection in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

DMARD

Pooled incidences of TBD/100,000py

(% IC 95%)

Test for overall effect

All TNFi

Etanercept

Adalimumab

Infliximab

Golimumab

Certolizumab

0.84 (0.7–0.97)

0.39 (0.24–0.54)

0.85 (0.62–1.07)

0.98 (0.60–1.36)

0.47 (0.28–0.66)

0.19 (0.02–0.36)

p < 0.00001

p < 0.00001

p < 0.00001

p < 0.00001

p < 0.00001

p = 0.03

All non-TNFi bDMARDs

Rituximab

Abatacept

Tocilizumab

0.35 (0.25–0.46)

0.72 (-0.63-2.07)

0.32 (0.21–0.43)

0.32 (0.01–0.63)

p < 0.00001

p = 0.3

p < 0.00001

p < 0.00001

All tsDMARDs

0.18 (0.09–0.27)

p < 0.00001

All csDMARDs

0.20 (0.05–0.34)

p = 0.009