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. 2024 Jun;24(6):594–601. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00818-6

Table 2.

Outcomes by study group*

BCG group Placebo group Risk ratio (95% CI) p value
Primary outcome
QFT conversion (positivity threshold ≥0·35 IU/mL) 34/996 (3·4%) 32/989 (3·2%) 1·09 (0·67–1·77) 0·791
Secondary outcome
Sustained conversion (positivity threshold ≥0·35 IU/mL) 15/996 (1·5%) 19/989 (1·9%) 0·80 (0·41–1·57) 0·510
Exploratory outcomes
QFT conversion (positivity threshold ≥0·70 IU/mL) 15/996 (1·5%) 13/989 (1·3%) 1·15 (0·55–2·45) 0·713
QFT conversion (positivity threshold ≥2·00 IU/mL) 6/996 (0·6%) 5/989 (0·5%) 1·18 (0·36–3·85) 0·788
QFT conversion (positivity threshold ≥4·00 IU/mL) 2/996 (0·2%) 3/989 (0·3%) 0·64 (0·11–3·84) 0·633
QFT conversion (baseline QFT <0·20 IU/mL and positivity threshold ≥0·35 IU/mL) 22/957 (2·3%) 23/950 (2·4%) 0·96 (0·53–1·74) 0·903

Data are n/N (%), unless otherwise specified. QFT=QuantiFERON-TB Gold.

*

All analyses were done in the intention-to-treat population.