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. 2013 Dec 2;8(12):e82005. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082005

Table 4. Predictors of QFT and T-SPOT positivity (n = 115)a.

Variables
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) P value Adjusted OR (95% CI) P value
Positive QFT result
Age ≥80 yearsb
No 1 - 1 -
Yes 4.0 (1.52–10.48) 0.005 5.8 (2.04–16.26) <0.001
Reason for expert opinion
COPD 1 - 1 -
Silicosis 2.1 (0.97–4.50) 0.059 1.8 (0.75–4.28) 0.19
Foreign country of birthb
No 1 - 1 -
Yes 4.3 (1.32–14.24) 0.016 6.8 (1.91–24.0) 0.003
Current smoking
No 1 - 1 -
Yes 3.5 (1.04–11.74) 0.043 3.5 (0.92–13.60) 0.066
Radiological evidence of prior healed TBb
No 1 - 1 -
Yes 4.4 (1.59–12.07) 0.004 5.0 (1.69–14.98) 0.004
Positive T-SPOT result
Age ≥80 yearsb
No 1 - 1 -
Yes 6.4 (1.83–23.40) 0.004 8.1 (2.22–29.21) 0.001
Reason for expert opinion
COPD 1 - 1
Silicosis 1.85 (0.83–4.11) 0.13 1.5 (0.63–3.55) 0.36
Foreign country of birthb
No 1 - 1 -
Yes 3.4 (0.91–12.44) 0.070 4.8 (1.26–18.07) 0.022
Current smoking
No 1 - 1
Yes 2.8 (0.74–10.47) 0.13 2.6 (0.65–10.65) 0.18
Radiological evidence of prior healed TB
No 1 - 1 -
Yes 2.9 (0.98–8.30) 0.055 3.0 (0.96–9.15) 0.059

aThree subjects with indeterminate test results were excluded from logistic regression analysis.

bVariable included in final logistic regression model building.