Table 1.
Characteristics of Individuals without active TB infection.
| Characteristics |
Individuals without active M. tuberculosis infection |
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|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 116) | p value | ||
| QFT-GIT (−) | QFT-GIT (+) | ||
| 52% (N = 60) | 48% (N = 56) | ||
| Age (years) | 40.5 ± 11.9 | 42.0 ± 11.6 | 0.49 (a) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 38% (N = 23) | 40% (N = 22) | 0.85 (b) |
| Female | 62% (N = 37) | 60% (N = 34) | |
| Country of birth | |||
| Argentina | 88% (N = 53) | 80% (N = 45) | 0.31 (b) |
| Other Latin American countries | 12% (N = 7) | 20% (N = 11) | |
| TST | |||
| Positive | 14% (N = 8) | 78% (N = 44) | < 0.001 (b) |
| Negative | 86% (N = 52) | 22% (N = 12) | |
Abbreviations: QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-tube, QFT-GIT; tuberculin skin test, TST.
(a) Age values are displayed as Mean ± SEM. p values were calculated by the Mann–Whitney U test for continuous variables; (b) p values were calculated by Fisher's exact test for categorical variables.