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. 2014 Jul 14;9(7):e100267. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100267

Table 1. General characteristics of the study population.

Total
N %
Total 2,982 100.0
Age (mean ±SD) 15.1±1.3
Region Seoul 889 29.8
Gyeong-gi 1,126 37.8
Incheon 474 15.9
Other 493 16.5
BCG scar present Yes 1,818 61.0
No 1,164 39.0
Family history of TB Yes 20 0.7
No 2,962 99.3
Relationship with index case Classmates* 1,499 50.3
Exchanging classmate 907 30.4
Club mates 82 2.7
Others 494 16.6
Smoking Non-smoker 2,348 78.7
Current-smoker 157 5.3
Ex-smoker 123 4.1
No response 30 1.0
Not follow up 324 10.9
BMI§ mean ± SD 21.0±3.4
median(IQR) 20.3(18.8, 22.6)
<18.5 633 21.2
18.5–25.0 1,997 67.0
>25.0 352 11.8

*Classmates: The same classmates with index case.

Exchanging classmate: who contact with the index case in other classroom over 1 h per week.

Club mates: contact with the index case during extracurricular activities.

§

BMI: body mass index.