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Table 1 Association of study participants' socio-demographic characteristics with QFTGIT result

From: Performance of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFTGIT) for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection in Afar Pastoralists, Ethiopia

Characteristic

Crude OR(95%, CI)

Adjusted OR(95%, CI)

Gender:

  

   Female (n = 64)

Reference

Reference

   Male (n = 76)

1.30 (0.65-2.62)

1.15 (0.55-2.4)

Age (years):

  

   18-29 (n = 60)

Reference

Reference

   30-44 (n = 47)

0.35 (0.16-0.78)

0.39 (0.16-0.98)

   45+ (n = 33)

0.84 (0.33-2.1)

0.79 (0.29-2.21)

Ethnicity

  

   Afar (n = 102)

Reference

Reference

   Other (n = 38)

1.81 (0.79-4.12)

0.80 (0.21-3.07)

Occupation :

  

   Pastoralist (n = 79)

Reference

Reference

   Other (n = 61)

1.63 (0.79-3.31)

1.49 (0.51-4.33)

BCG scar present

  

   Yes (n = 28)

Reference

Reference

   No (n = 112)

2.37 (0.89-6.32)

1.45 (0.38-5.55)

Previous TB treatment:

  

   Yes (n = 6)

Reference

Reference

   No (n = 134)

2.9 (0.33-25.38)

1.49 (0.12-17.17)

Contact with TB patient:

  

   Yes (n = 34)

Reference

Reference

   No (n = 106)

1.75 (0.74-4.13)

1.71 (0.66-4.47)

HIV status:

  

   Positive (n = 27)

Reference

Reference

   Negative (n = 113)

0.77 (0.32-1.81)

0.75 (0.28-2.02)