Table 3 Incident tuberculosis in 5466 household contacts (HHC) in function of the HHC’s characteristics

Age in years

 ≤5

16 (2.4 %)

657 (97.6 %)

1.0 (0.5–1.8)

 6–19

56 (3.8 %)

1407 (96.2 %)

1.5 (1.0–2.5)

 20–40

100 (5.0 %)

1883 (95.0 %)

2.1 (1.4–3.2)

 ≥41

33 (2.5 %)

1314 (97.6 %)

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Sex

 Female

88 (3.2 %)

2704 (96.9 %)

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 Male

117 (4.4 %)

2557 (95.6 %)

1.4 (1.1–1.9)

Relationship

 Sibling

84 (5.9 %)

1332 (94.1 %)

2.9 (2.0–4.4)

 Parent

21 (2.2 %)

925 (97.8 %)

1.0 (0.6–1.8)

 Partner

27 (6.2 %)

410 (93.8 %)

3.0 (1.8–5.0)

 Offspring

38 (3.7 %)

993 (96.3 %)

1.8 (1.1–2.8)

 Other

35 (2.1 %)

1601 (97.9 %)

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Past TB

 Yes

14 (4.8 %)

278 (95.2 %)

1.3 (0.7–2.3)

 No

191 (3.7 %)

4983 (96.3 %)

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Recent TB

 Yes

6 (4.4 %)

129 (95.6 %)

1.2 (0.5–2.7)

 No

199 (3.7 %)

5132 (96.3 %)

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