TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics of the included participants living with HIV in the studya
| Characteristics | All | Participants with: |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| CD4 count, <500 | CD4 count, ≥500 | ||
| No. of participants | 350 | 268 | 82 |
| Median age, yrs (IQR) | 38.0 (32.0–46.0) | 38.0 (32.0–46.0) | 37.0 (32.0–44.0) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 314 (89.7) | 244 (91.0) | 70 (85.4) |
| Female | 36 (10.3) | 24 (9.0) | 12 (14.6) |
| Median BMI (IQR) | 22.2 (20.6–23.9) | 22.0 (20.3–23.8) | 22.8 (21.5–24.2) |
| Race | |||
| Han | 301 (89.7) | 233 (87.6) | 68 (82.9) |
| Minority | 47 (10.3) | 33 (12.4) | 14 (17.1) |
| BCG vaccination | |||
| No | 190 (54.6) | 145 (54.5) | 45 (54.9) |
| Yes | 158 (45.4) | 121 (45.5) | 37 (45.1) |
| Previous incarceration history | |||
| No | 251 (72.1) | 190 (71.4) | 61 (74.4) |
| Yes | 97 (27.9) | 76 (28.6) | 21 (25.6) |
| Median incarceration time, mo (IQR) | 31.5 (13.0–55.8) | 29.0 (11.5–52.0) | 41.0 (19.8–63.5) |
| Median EC, mm (IQR) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) |
| QFT | |||
| Positive | 89 (25.4) | 67 (25.0) | 22 (26.9) |
| Negative | 254 (72.6) | 195 (72.8) | 59 (72.0) |
| Indeterminate | 7 (0.0) | 6 (2.2) | 1 (1.2) |
| TST | |||
| Positive | 59 (16.9) | 42 (15.7) | 17 (20.7) |
| Negative | 291 (83.1) | 226 (84.3) | 65 (79.3) |
| Median QFT (IQR) | 0.01 (–0.01–0.97) | 0.01 (0.00–0.59) | 0.01 (–0.02–3.35) |
| Median TST (IQR) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) |
a
Data indicate medians with interquartile ranges (IQR) or the numbers (%). BMI, body mass index; EC, ESAT6-CFP10; TST, tuberculin skin test; QFT, QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test; BCG, bacillus Calmette-Guérin.