Table 5. Comparison of the main variables according to TST and QFT results.
| MTC-score | Time of exposure | Ferritin | Helminths | |||||
| Test results | N1 | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | % (n/N2) |
| TST+&QFT+ | 21 | 12.50 | 10.25–14.75 | 4.00 | 1.00–12.00 | 34.35 | 24.15–65.60 | 25.0 (4/16) |
| TST+&QFT− | 18 | 11.50 | 8.00–13.75 | 6.71 | 1.00–7.50 | 35.40 | 27.15–41.50 | 66.7 (8/12) |
| TST−&QFT+ | 15 | 10.00 | 7.00–12.00 | 2.00 | 1.00–4.00 | 26.60 | 17.10–31.90 | 16.7 (2/12) |
| TST−&QFT− | 62 | 9.50 | 0.00–12.00 | 1.00 | 0.00–3.00 | 31.00 | 21.00–57.70 | 27.1 (13/48) |
IQR: interquartile range,
N1: number of subjects, TST: Tuberculin Skin Test, QFT: QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube, MTC-score: Mycobacterium tuberculosis contact score, n: number of subjects with intestinal helminths;
N2: number of subjects studied for helminths.