| |
Total study group
|
TST 6–9 mm
|
TST 10–14 mm
|
TST =>15 mm
|
|---|
|
Variable
|
TST
|
QFT+
| |
TST
|
QFT+
|
TST
|
QFT+
|
TST
|
QFT+
|
| |
No.
|
No. (%)
|
95% CI
|
No.
|
No. (%)
|
No.
|
No. (%)
|
No.
|
No. (%)
|
|
Study group
|
511
|
44 (9)
|
6.4 – 11.2
|
207
|
8 (4)
|
198
|
13 (7)
|
106
|
23 (22)
|
|
Gender
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Male
|
275
|
21 (8)
|
4.9 – 11.2
|
110
|
6 (6)
|
110
|
7 (6)
|
55
|
8 (15)
|
|
Female
|
236
|
23 (10)
|
6.4 – 14.0
|
97
|
2 (2)
|
88
|
6 (7)
|
51
|
15 (29)
|
|
Origin of child
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Western-born
|
280
|
16 (6)
|
3.4 – 8.9
|
131
|
6 (5)
|
110
|
7 (6)
|
39
|
3 (8)
|
|
Second generation immigrant
|
108
|
6 (6)
|
2.3 – 11.1
|
41
|
1 (2)
|
44
|
1 (2)
|
23
|
4 (17)
|
|
First generation immigrant
|
123
|
22 (18)
|
11.9 – 25.4
|
35
|
1 (3)
|
44
|
5 (11)
|
44
|
16 (36)
|
|
BCG-scar
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Scar
|
236
|
23 (10)
|
6.4 – 14.0
|
80
|
2 (3)
|
89
|
5 (6)
|
67
|
16 (24)
|
|
No scar
|
262
|
18 (7)
|
4.2 – 10.4
|
125
|
6 (5)
|
101
|
7 (7)
|
36
|
5 (14)
|
|
Doubtful or no report
|
13
|
3 (23)
|
6.2 – 50.9
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
- Number of QuantiFERON®TB Gold positive results among 511 tuberculin skin test positive children detected in the Norwegian school based screening programme in the school year of 2005–6.
