TABLE 3.
Distribution of concordant and discordant results for the TST and the IFN-γ assay (n = 409)
| Variable | No. discordant/total no. tested | Distribution (%)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +TST/+IFN-γ | −TST/−IFN-γ | +TST/−IFN-γ | −TST/+IFN-γ | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 29/295 | 3.05 | 87.12 | 6.10 | 3.73 |
| Female | 12/114 | 0.00 | 89.47 | 8.77 | 1.75 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 6/145 | 0.00 | 95.86 | 2.76 | 1.38 |
| African-American | 22/173 | 2.89 | 84.39 | 9.25 | 3.47 |
| Hispanic | 13/91 | 4.40 | 81.32 | 8.79 | 5.49 |
| Birth country | |||||
| United States | 33/370 | 1.35 | 89.73 | 5.68 | 3.24 |
| Other | 8/39 | 10.26 | 69.23 | 17.95 | 2.56 |
| Prior incarceration | |||||
| No | 1/65 | 3.08 | 95.38 | 1.54 | 0.00 |
| Yes | 40/344 | 2.03 | 86.34 | 7.85 | 3.78 |