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. 2013 Sep 4;89(3):507–515. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0005

Table 6.

Age-specific prevalences of TST positivity and annual risk of infection, 2012*

Age (years) n Prevalence (%) 95% confidence interval Annual risk of infection (%) 95% confidence interval
5–14 103 16.5 (10.7, 25.5) 1.75 (1.08, 2.77)
15–24 67 34.3 (24.6, 47.8) 2.08 (1.36, 3.07)
25–34 64 60.9 (50.1, 74.2) 3.14 (2.23, 4.24)
35–44 64 62.5 (51.7, 75.6) 2.43 (1.73, 3.27)
45–54 62 79.0 (38.8, 58.2) 3.10 (2.22, 4.09)
≥ 55 68 82.4 (73.8, 91.9) 2.71 (1.97, 3.54)
All 428 52.3 (47.5, 57.2) 2.21 (1.92, 2.53)
*

TST = tuberculin skin test; ARI = annual risk of infection.