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Table 1 Population Demographics and Selected Characteristics by Comorbidity Index

From: Gaps in the care cascade for screening and treatment of refugees with tuberculosis infection in Middle Tennessee: a retrospective cohort study

Demographic

Elixhauser Scoreā€‰=ā€‰0

(No Comorbidity)

Elixhauser Scoreā€‰ā‰„ā€‰1

(Any Comorbodity)

Sex

ā€ƒMale, [n,%]

478 (60)

238 (58)

Age

ā€ƒYears [median, IQR]

28 (21ā€“36)

39 (30ā€“51)

Distance to TB clinic

ā€ƒMiles [median, IQR]

8.3 (7.7ā€“9.3)

8.4 (7.9ā€“9.3)

Time to Screening Appointment

ā€ƒDays [median, IQR]

27 (19ā€“34)

26 (19ā€“34)

Region of Origin

ā€ƒNorthern Africa, [n,%]

29 (4)

16 (4)

ā€ƒSub-Saharan Africa, [n,%]

264 (33)

128 (31)

ā€ƒCentral Asia, [n,%]

1 (<ā€‰1)

0 (0)

ā€ƒSouth-Eastern Asia, [n,%]

225 (28)

99 (24)

ā€ƒSouthern Asia, [n,%]

223 (28)

98 (24)

ā€ƒWestern Asia, [n,%]

52 (7)

65 (16)

ā€ƒLatin America & Caribbean, [n,%]

3 (<ā€‰1)

5 (1)

Region of Routing

ā€ƒNorthern Africa, [n,%]

25 (3)

12 (3)

ā€ƒSub-Saharan Africa, [n,%]

194 (24)

96 (23)

ā€ƒCentral Asia, [n,%]

1 (<ā€‰1)

0 (0)

ā€ƒEastern Asia, [n,%]

2 (<ā€‰1)

0 (0)

ā€ƒSouth-Eastern Asia, [n,%]

192 (24)

90 (22)

ā€ƒSouthern Asia, [n,%]

202 (25)

85 (21)

ā€ƒWestern Asia, [n,%]

56 (7)

63 (15)

ā€ƒLatin America & Caribbean, [n,%]

2 (<ā€‰1)

5 (1)

ā€ƒEastern Europe, [n,%]

0 (0)

1 (<ā€‰1)

ā€ƒNorthern Europe, [n,%]

1 (<ā€‰1)

0(0)

ā€ƒSouthern Europe, [n,%]

21 (3)

6(2)

Year of Arrival

ā€ƒ2012, [n,%]

250 (31)

102 (25)

ā€ƒ2013, [n,%]

141 (18)

77 (19)

ā€ƒ2014, [n,%]

137 (17)

80 (19)

ā€ƒ2015, [n,%]

134 (17)

69 (17)

ā€ƒ2016, [n,%]

135 (17)

83 (21)

Screening Test

ā€ƒTuberculin Skin Test, [n,%]

191 (24)

90 (22)

ā€ƒInterferon Gamma Release Assay, [n,%]

606 (76)

321 (78)

Smoking History

ā€ƒYes, [n,%]

37 (5)

40 (10)

Flu Shot Received

ā€ƒYes, [n,%]

450 (57)

201 (49)

Family Size at Time of Entry

ā€ƒSingle, [n,%]

369 (46)

177 (43)

ā€ƒFamily of 2ā€“3, [n,%]

165 (21)

115 (28)

ā€ƒFamily of >ā€‰3, [n,%]

263 (33)

119 (29)

Primary Language

ā€ƒEnglish, [n,%]

3 (<ā€‰1)

3 (<Ā 1)

ā€ƒNepali, [n,%]

201 (25)

85 (21)

ā€ƒSomali, [n,%]

162 (20)

64 (16)

ā€ƒArabic, [n,%]

64 (8)

59 (14)

ā€ƒBurmese, [n,%]

78 (10)

28 (7)

ā€ƒSwahili, [n,%]

53 (7)

25 (6)

ā€ƒOther, [n,%]

236 (30)

147 (36)

Pregnant

ā€ƒYes, [n,%]

17 (5)

8 (5)

Total

NĀ =ā€‰797

NĀ =ā€‰411

  1. IQR Interquartile Range