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Table 3 Incidence Rate Ratios for TB in Michigan (2007–2012): Stratified by Location (Detroit N = 1032)

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

Covariate

Detroit (N = 295)

Wayne County (N = 135)

Michigan (N = 599)

N

IRR (95% CI)

P Value

N

IRR (95% CI)

P Value

N

IRR (95% CI)

P Value

Nativity

 Foreign-born

44

3.37 (2.31, 6.02)

< 0.0001

86

12.41 (7.98, 19.29)

< 0.0001

356

10.26 (8.03, 13.12)

< 0.0001

 U.S.-born

251

Ref.

52

Ref.

243

Ref.

Race/Ethnicity

 NH-Black

239

2.01 (1.20, 3.37)

< 0.0001

24

3.62 (2.18, 6.03)

< 0.0001

131

8.72 (6.60, 11.53)

< 0.0001

 Asian

20

4.29 (2.16, 8.53)

45

3.38 (2.08, 5.49)

202

7.00 (5.16, 9.52)

 Hispanic

18

0.81 (0.41, 1.60)

9

1.54 (0.74, 3.21)

90

4.32 (3.15, 5.92)

 NH-White

18

Ref.

60

Ref.

176

Ref.

Gender

 Male

185

1.88 (1.43, 2.47)

0.0001

80

1.45 (1.0, 2.10)

0.05

350

1.41 (1.14, 1.73)

0.002

 Female

110

Ref.

58

Ref.

249

Ref.

  1. Models based on the negative binomial regression with a log link
  2. The 2-way interaction for race*nativity was not significant outside of Detroit
  3. IRR = incidence rate ratio; CI: confidence interval