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. 2009 Aug 27;4(8):e6798. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006798

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)
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NA = Not applicable.