Table 2. Risk factors associated with positive TST and QFT.

Parameters	TST >10mm				QFT-Positive
	N	OR	95%CI	P value	N	OR	95%CI	P value
Gender		1.021	0.814–1.279	0.859		0.952	0.747–1.212	0.688
Male	349				132
Female	743				267
Age group
19–29	176	2.902	1.107–7.606	0.030	141	1.172	0.521–2.641	0.701
29–39	196	2.940	1.123–7.694	0.028	149	1.125	0.500–2.530	0.776
39–49	90	2.673	1.005–7.114	0.049	69	1.044	0.454–2.404	0.919
49–59	35	2.234	0.803–6.215	0.124	32	1.113	0.460–2.696	0.812
>60	6	REF			8	REF
Profession
Physician	11	0.583	0.233–1.461	0.250	9	0.613	0.231–1.630	0.327
Nurses	260	0.772	0.411–1.452	0.423	204	0.754	0.387–1.469	0.754
Allied Health	79	0.818	0.419–1.598	0.557	42	0.486	0.235–1.007	0.052
Support Services	107	0.777	0.404–1.496	0.450	111	1.117	0.563–2.217	0.752
Administration	30	1.641	0.744–3.618	0.220	20	1.054	0.453–2.448	0.903
Researchers	16	REF			13	REF
Occupational Risk
Low	136	REF			127	REF
Medium	96	0.898	0.653–1.235	0.507	58	0.507	0.355–0.724	<0.001
High	271	0.837	0.651–1.076	0.165	214	0.666	0.513–0.865	0.002
Years of work
<2 Years	33	1.306	0.655–2.602	0.448	26	1.306	0.655–2.602	0.448
2–5 years	194	1.536	0.878–2.688	0.133	163	1.536	0.878–2.688	0.133
6–10 years	164	1.264	0.716–2.230	0.419	120	1.264	0.716–2.230	0.419
10–20 years	95	1.366	0.755–2.473	0.303	72	1.366	0.755–2.473	0.303
>20 years	17	REF			17	REF
BCG Vaccination	449	1.039	0.664–1.625	0.028	356	1.364	0.866–2.146	0.179
Geographical Origin
American	28	1.236	0.760–2.011	0.394	13	0.481	0.260–0.889	0.019
African	18	0.671	0.388–1.162	0.154	12	0.444	0.235–0.837	0.012
European	37	3.201	1.888–5.427	<0.001	32	2.525	1.501–4.246	<0.001
Eastern Mediterranean	117	1.020	0.784–1.328	0.881	60	0.466	0.340–0.637	<0.001
South East Asian	39	0.598	0.408–0.878	0.009	33	0.531	0.354–0.797	0.002
Western Pacific	264	REF			249	REF