Table 2 Demographics, Risk Factors and Behaviors among Study Population with Latent TB Infection
Variable | N (%) or | N (%) or | P value | N (%) or | P value€ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
Total Population | Who Initiated Therapy | Who Completed Therapy | |||
Race/ethnicity | |||||
Asian/Pacific | |||||
Islander | 70 (14) | 16 (23) | 0.2 | 12 (75) | 0.1 |
Non-Hispanic White | 64 (13) | 10 (16) | 3 (30) | ||
Non-Hispanic Black | 254 (51) | 67 (26) | 39 (58) | ||
Hispanic | 92 (19) | 28 (30) | 12 (43) | ||
Other/unknown | 16 (3) | ||||
Gender | |||||
Male | 236 (48) | 67 (28) | 0.3 | 39 (58) | 0.3 |
Female | 260 (52) | 63 (24) | 31 (49) | ||
Mean age | 39.1 (12.3) | 42.1 (38.0) | <0.01 | 42.8 (41.2) | 0.5 |
US-born | 169 (34) | 57 (34) | 0.01 | 26 (46) | 0.07 |
Region of birth | |||||
Developed world (US, Canada, | |||||
Western Europe, Japan)* | 175 (35) | 57 (33) | 0.01 | 26 (46) | 0.03 |
Africa | 94 (19) | 17 (18) | 0.23 | 13 (77) | 0.04 |
Asia | 65 (13) | 16 (25) | 0.07 | 12 (75) | 1 |
Eastern Europe | 13 (3) | 1 (8) | 0.87 | 0 (0) | 0.8 |
Latin America | 98 (20) | 31 (32) | 0.06 | 15 (48) | 1 |
Middle East | 19 (4) | 2 (11) | 0.12 | 1 (50) | 1 |
Other/unknown | 32 (7) | 6 (19) | 3 (50) | ||
Reason for skin testing | |||||
Employment screening * | 304 (61) | 50 (17) | <0.01 | 25 (50) | 0.3 |
Contact to TB case | 94 (19) | 50 (53) | <0.01 | 30 (60) | 1 |
Non-employment reason | 98 (20) | 30 (31) | 15 (50) | ||
Mean distance from health department (miles) | 7.9 (9.5) | 0.4 | 8.0 (7.7) | 0.9 | |
Neighborhood poverty level | |||||
Low poverty | 74 (20) | 16 (22) | 0.6 | 13 (81) | 0.08 |
Moderate poverty | 155 (41) | 39 (25) | 19 (49) | ||
High poverty | 149 (39) | 42 (28) | 22 (42) | ||
Alcohol use | |||||
None | 316 (64) | 82 (26) | 0.7 | 41 (50) | 0.3 |
<1 drink/day | 106 (21) | 31 (29) | 22 (71) | ||
1-2 drinks/day | 23 (5) | 5 (22) | 2 (40) | ||
3+ drinks/day | 23 (5) | 4 (17) | 2 (50) | ||
Binge | 15 (3) | 5 (33) | 2 (40) | ||
Smoking | |||||
None | 322 (65) | 84 (26) | 0.7 | 51 (61) | 0.04 |
Former | 59 (12) | 18 (31) | 10 (56) | ||
Current | 100 (20) | 25 (25) | 8 (32) | ||
Crack cocaine use | 34 (7) | 12 (35) | 0.2 | 4 (33) | 0.2 |
Diabetes | 28 (6) | 11 (39) | 0.1 | 7 (64) | 0.5 |
ESRD | 3 (1) | 3 (100) | 0.02 | 1 (33) | 0.6 |
Gastrectomy | 6 (1) | 3 (50) | 0.2 | 3 (100) | 0.3 |
Heroin use | 8 (2) | 2 (25) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0.2 |
Homeless | 53 (11) | 18 (34) | 0.2 | 8 (44) | 0.4 |
IV drug use | 12 (2) | 3 (25) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0.1 |
Immunosuppressed | 7 (1) | 5 (71) | 0.02 | 1 (20) | 0.2 |
Prior incarceration | 67 (14) | 24 (36) | 0.06 | 9 (38) | 0.07 |
Long term care facility | 71 (14) | 12 (17) | 0.05 | 8 (67) | 0.4 |
Evidence of old TB on CXR | 11 (2) | 1 (9) | 0.3 | 0 (0) | 0.4 |
History of organ or bone marrow transplantation | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 |
Underweight | 9 (2) | 2 (22) | 1 | 1 (50) | 1 |
HIV | 6 (1) | 4 (67) | 0.03 | 0 (0) | 0.05 |