Table 3. Logistic regression analysis results for the associations between potential risk factors and IGRA positivity (n = 265).
Proportion of positive results | Uni-variate | Multi-variate | |||||
n | (%) | Odds Ratio | (95%CI) | Odds Ratio | (95%CI) | ||
Non-occupational factors: | |||||||
Age | /year | NA* | NA* | 1.05 | (1.02–1.07) | 1.06 | (1.00–1.11) |
Sex | Female | 102/197 | (51.8) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) |
Male | 40/68 | (58.8) | 1.33 | (0.76–2.32) | 1.10 | (0.56–2.16) | |
BMI | 18.5≤<25.0 | 114/223 | (51.1) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) |
<18.5 | 12/23 | (52.2) | 1.04 | (0.44–2.46) | 1.50 | (0.57–3.94) | |
25.0≤ | 16/19 | (84.2) | 5.10 | (1.45–17.99) | 4.18 | (1.14–15.36) | |
Education | University and higher | 47/93 | (50.5) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) |
High school and lower | 25/36 | (69.4) | 2.22 | (0.98–5.04) | 4.28 | (1.28–14.27) | |
Pre-university | 70/136 | (51.5) | 1.04 | (0.61–1.76) | 3.54 | (1.18–10.59) | |
Occupational factors: | |||||||
Hospital | Non-TB | 71/136 | (52.2) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) |
TB | 71/129 | (55.0) | 1.12 | (0.69–1.82) | 1.94 | (1.04–3.64) | |
Job | Others | 45/74 | (60.8) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) |
Doctor | 38/66 | (57.6) | 0.88 | (0.45–1.72) | 2.60 | (0.82–8.29) | |
Nurse | 45/98 | (45.9) | 0.55 | (0.30–1.01) | 0.78 | (0.28–2.19) | |
Technician | 14/27 | (51.9) | 0.69 | (0.29–1.69) | 1.02 | (0.31–3.35) | |
Working years | <2 | 12/29 | (41.4) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) |
2≤<5 | 20/47 | (42.6) | 1.05 | (0.41–2.68) | 0.94 | (0.34–2.58) | |
5≤<10 | 22/44 | (50.0) | 1.42 | (0.55–3.65) | 0.85 | (0.28–2.56) | |
10≤ | 88/145 | (60.7) | 2.19 | (0.97–4.92) | 0.91 | (0.27–3.13) | |
Mask use | Frequently | 65/124 | (52.4) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) |
Occasionally | 40/82 | (48.8) | 0.86 | (0.50–1.51) | 1.02 | (0.55–1.88) | |
Rarely/never | 37/59 | (62.7) | 1.53 | (0.81–2.88) | 1.78 | (0.81–3.94) |
NA = Not applicable.