Table 1

Results of univariable association analysis for respiratory infections (RIs) and BCG exposure status among NMIBC patients participating in the BlaZIB and UroLife studies

NMIBC BCGNMIBC no BCGUnadjusted OR (95% CI)
TotalExposedPartially exposedBCG exposed versus no BCGPartially BCG exposed versus no BCGBCG versus no BCG
Total407109298250–––
Pneumonia (%)23 (5.7)4 (3.7)19 (6.4)22 (8.8)0.40 (0.13 to 1.17)0.71 (0.37 to 1.34)0.62 (0.34 to 1.14)
Bronchitis (%)11 (2.7)5 (4.6)6 (2.0)10 (4.0)1.15 (0.39 to 3.46)0.49 (0.18 to 1.38)0.67 (0.28 to 1.59)
Laryngitis (%)20 (4.9)6 (5.5)14 (4.7)16 (6.4)0.85 (0.32 to 2.24)0.72 (0.35 to 1.51)0.76 (0.38 to 1.49)
Influenza (%)72 (17.7)19 (17.4)53 (17.8)50 (20.0)0.84 (0.47 to 1.51)0.87 (0.56 to 1.33)0.86 (0.58 to 1.28)
Cold (%)223 (54.8)53 (48.6)170 (57.0)155 (62.0)0.58 (0.37 to 0.91)0.81 (0.58 to 1.15)0.74 (0.54 to 1.02)
All above RIs (%)254 (62.4)63 (57.8)191 (64.1)171 (68.4)0.63 (0.40 to 1.01)0.83 (0.58 to 1.18)0.77 (0.55 to 1.07)
  • Comparisons were made between NMIBC patients that were considered BCG exposed, partially BCG exposed, and unexposed to BCG (see Methods).

  • NMIBC, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.