Table 1. Characteristics of patients treated for pulmonary tuberculosis (cases) and LTBI (comparison), 2002, Tarrant County, Texas [10].
| Characteristics | Cases (N = 107) (%) | Comparison (N = 210) (%) | p-value |
| Male | 74(69) | 111(53) | 0.005** |
| Caucasian | 25(23) | 47(22) | 0.889 |
| Hispanic | 29(27) | 55(26) | 0.943 |
| African-American | 23(22) | 55(26) | 0.407 |
| AAIO | 30(28) | 53(25) | 0.523 |
| Ever smoked | 61(57) | 107(51) | 0.217 |
| Ever used crack cocaine | 21(20) | 36(17) | 0.395 |
| Occupational pulmonary risk | 6(6) | 14(7) | 0.834 |
| US-born | 55(51) | 111(53) | 0.831 |
| HIV positive | 15(14) | 15(7) | 0.186 |
| Not Done | 24(11) | ||
| Pulmonary impairment | 63(59) | 41(20) | <0.001** |
Table used with permission.
Abbreviations: AAIO-Asians, Africans, Indian, Other; FVC-Forced Vital Capacity; FEV1-Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second; FEF 25-75-Mid Forced Expiratory Flow.
**
p<0.05 based on Pearson Chi-square.
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t-test.