TABLE 1.
Results of Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Tests Among Learners at an Adult Education Center, by Demographic Characteristics: Rochester, MN, April 2009
| Total (n=259), No. (%) |
Positive TB Tests (n=48), No. |
Negative TB Tests (n=211), No. |
Pa |
|
| Age, y | .26 | |||
| 18–24 | 61 (23.5) | 8 | 53 | |
| 25–34 | 84 (32.4) | 15 | 69 | |
| 35–44 | 58 (22.4) | 13 | 45 | |
| 45–54 | 30 (11.6) | 9 | 21 | |
| ≥55 | 26 (10) | 3 | 23 | |
| Gender | .224 | |||
| Women | 155 (59.8) | 25 | 130 | |
| Men | 104 (40.2) | 23 | 81 | |
| Region of birth | .001 | |||
| Africa | 93 (35.9) | 28 | 65 | |
| Latin America | 71 (27.4) | 11 | 60 | |
| Asia | 51 (19.7) | 8 | 43 | |
| United States | 21 (8.1) | 0 | 21 | |
| Middle East | 20 (7.7) | 1 | 19 | |
| Europe | 2 (0.8) | 0 | 2 | |
| Oceania | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 1 | |
| Residency in United States,b y | .061 | |||
| ≤2 | 82 (36.6) | 12 | 70 | |
| 3–5 | 67 (29.9) | 12 | 55 | |
| ≥5 | 75 (33.5) | 22 | 53 |
a
P value represents the Pearson χ2 or Fisher's exact test, as appropriate.
b
Includes foreign-born individuals only. Data not obtained from 14 participants.