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Table 2 Incidence Rate Ratios for TB in Michigan 2007–2012 (N = 1032)

From: Understanding the intersection of race and place: the case of tuberculosis in Michigan

Covariate

N

Model 1

Model 2

IRR (95% CI)

P Value

IRR (95% CI)

P Value

Location

 Detroit

295

1.17 (0.72, 1.89)

0.02

1.95 (1.56, 2.44)

< 0.0001

 Wayne County

135

0.58 (0.37, 0.92)

 

0.87 (0.69, 1.08)

 

 Michigan

599

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Race

 NH-Black

394

  

6.21 (4.83, 7.99)

< 0.0001

 Asian

267

  

5.83 (4.45, 7.65)

 

 Hispanic

117

  

2.73 (2.05, 3.64)

 

 NH-White

254

  

Ref.

 

Nativity

 Foreign-born

486

  

9.02 (7.34, 11.08)

< 0.0001

 U.S.-born

546

  

Ref.

 

Gender

 Male

615

  

1.50 (1.27, 1.79)

< 0.0001

 Female

417

  

Ref.

 
  1. Models based on negative binomial regression with a log link
  2. P-values reflect the two-sided Type 3 analysis effects
  3. NH = Non-Hispanic; IRR = incidence rate ratio; CI = confidence interval