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Table 1 Description of socio-demographic features of the study participants (N= 245)

From: Parasitic infection may be associated with discordant responses to QuantiFERON and tuberculin skin test in apparently healthy children and adolescents in a tuberculosis endemic setting, Ethiopia

Variables

Study participants

Age (yrs)

 

    Mean (SD)

14.8 (1.7)

    Median (Range)

15 (12–20)

Age category

 

    12-15 yrs: N (%)

168 (68.6)

    16-20 yrs: N (%)

77 (31.4)

Sex

 

    Male: N (%)

112 (45.7)

    Female: N (%)

133 (54.3)

BMI (Kg/M 2 )

 

    Mean (SD)

17.3 (2.7)

    Median (Range)

16.9 (12–28)

BMI category*

 

Boys

 

    Underweight (<20): N (%)

109 (44.5)

    Normal (20–30): N (%)

3 (1.2)

    Overweight (>30): N (%)

0 (0)

Girls

 

    Underweight (<18): N (%)

71 (29.0)

    Normal (18–32): N (%)

62 (25.3)

    Overweight (>32): N (%)

0 (0)

School type

 

    Government: N (%)

153 (62.4)

    Private: N (%)

92 (37.6)

Family size

 

    Mean (SD)

5.6 (2.0)

    Median (Range)

5 (1–14)

Family size category

 

    1-6: N (%)

178 (73.0)

    7-14: N (%)

66 (27.1)

Education status of participants’ families

 

Father

 

    Illiterate: N (%)

23 (11.4)

    Primary education: N (%)

42 (20.9)

    Secondary education: N (%)

77 (38.3)

    Beyond secondary education: N (%)

59 (29.4)

Mother

 

    Illiterate: N (%)

43 (18.7)

    Primary education: N (%)

82 (35.7)

    Secondary education: N (%)

63 (27.4)

    Beyond secondary education: N (%)

42 (18.3)

  1. *BMI classification is based on the CDC’s categorization [16].