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. 2013 Nov 1;13:513. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-513

Table 5.

Logistic regression analysis of association of risk factors for LTBI with a positive TST, QFT-GIT, and T-SPOT.TB result

Risk factors
Positive TST result
Positive QFT-GIT
Positive T-SPOT.TB
n = 41
n = 70
n = 56
Univariate
Multivariate
Univariate
Multivariate
Univariate
Multivariate
  OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR p OR 95% CI
Male
1.75
0.81-3.77
 
 
2.92
1.49-5.75
2.92
1.49-5.75
1.93
0.97-3.84
1.82
0.90-3.67
Age (per year)
1.01
0.97-1.05
 
 
1.01
0.97-1.04
 
 
1.04
1.004-1.08
1.04
1.003-1.08
Imprisonment
2.31
1.08-4.92
2.09
0.88-4.97
2.22
1.14-4.31
 
 
1.78
0.88-3.61
 
 
Unemployment
0.80
0.38-1.69
 
 
1.22
0.63-2.34
 
 
1.15
0.57-2.33
 
 
On ART
0.19
0.06-0.62
0.15
0.04-0.52
0.80
0.42-1.53
 
 
0.66
0.32-1.39
 
 
VL <75
0.34
0.08-1.48
 
 
0.63
0.24-1.63
 
 
1.10
0.44-2.73
 
 
CD4 <100
-
-
 
 
-
-
 
 
-
-
 
 
100 < CD4 <200
1.85
0.61-5.65
0.92
0.35-2.42
1.34
0.53-3.36
CD4 >200
1.44
0.59-3.55
1.32
0.66-2.65
0.71
0.34-1.47
Hepatitis C Ab +
2.38
1.19-4.77
2.18
1.01-4.71
1.72
0.98-3.00
 
 
1.78
0.97-3.26
 
 
Hepatitis B sAG +
1.39
0.28-6.96
 
 
2.00
0.52-7.68
 
 
4.36
1.13-16.85
5.13
1.24-21.17
Household Member treated for TB
1.48
0.39-5.62
 
 
0.43
0.09-1.97
 
 
1.48
0.44-5.00
 
 
BCG
2.55
0.32-20.18
 
 
1.41
0.38-5.29
 
 
1.78
0.38-8.28
 
 
Tobacco
1.32
0.65-2.71
 
 
2.02
1.09-3.75
 
 
1.16
0.62-2.18
 
 
ETOH (AUDIT > = 8)
1.42
0.57-3.54
 
 
0.94
0.41-2.16
 
 
1.87
0.84-4.17
 
 
Drug Use (DART > =3) 2.02 1.02-4.01     2.33 1.31-4.16     1.42 0.76-2.64