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Table 1 Sex-stratified distribution of latent tuberculosis infection by baseline characteristics (n = 8108)

From: The burden and predictors of latent tuberculosis infection among immigrants in South Korea: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Variable

Total number of LTBI (n = 8108)

Male (n = 5134)

Female (n = 2974)

n

%

P value

n

%

P value

n

%

P value

Total

2275

28.06

 

1434

27.93

 

841

28.28

 

Age group (years)

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  < 20

11

6.04

 

9

8.74

 

2

2.53

 

 20–29

267

14.47

 

195

14.72

 

72

13.85

 

 30–39

473

21.00

 

348

21.25

 

125

20.36

 

 40–49

536

34.08

 

339

35.87

 

197

31.37

 

 50–59

766

42.89

 

435

47.96

 

331

37.66

 

 60+ 

222

47.23

 

108

50.00

 

114

44.88

 

Country of origin

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

 Low-intermediate TB burden

377

19.41

 

249

19.48

 

128

19.28

 

 High TB burden

1898

30.78

 

1185

30.73

 

713

30.87

 

Visa type

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

 Korean diaspora

1794

33.00

 

1092

34.71

 

702

30.66

 

 Others

481

18.00

 

342

17.20

 

139

20.32

 

History of TB

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  

0.028

 No

2231

27.82

 

1405

27.67

 

826

28.09

 

 Yes

44

49.44

 

29

51.79

 

15

45.45

 

Age at entrance (years)

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  < 20

34

9.86

 

27

12.68

 

7

5.30

 

 20–29

499

18.52

 

370

19.03

 

129

17.18

 

 30–39

516

24.93

 

357

24.54

 

159

25.85

 

 40–49

637

38.56

 

373

41.82

 

264

34.74

 

 50–59

478

43.73

 

258

49.33

 

220

38.6

 

 60+ 

111

43.87

 

49

45.79

 

62

42.47

 

Duration of stay (years)

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  < 1

729

24.91

 

431

25.34

 

298

24.31

 

 1–4

678

24.84

 

455

23.16

 

223

29.19

 

 5+ 

868

35.40

 

548

37.33

 

320

32.52

 
  1. LTBI, latent tuberculosis infection with QuantiFERON Gold In-Tube positive and chest X-ray negative; TB, tuberculosis