Table 7.
Kappa Statistic for Various Cut-Points of the TST and QFT Test among the Foreign-Born U.S. Population 6 Years of Age and Older
TST 5 mm | TST 10 mm | TST 15 mm | |
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QFT 0.35 IU | 0.29 (0.27–0.32) | 0.38 (0.33–0.44) | 0.34 (0.32–0.36) |
QFT 0.7 IU | 0.28 (0.25–0.30) | 0.38 (0.34–0.43) | 0.35 (0.33–0.37) |
QFT 1.0 IU | 0.25 (0.23–0.27) | 0.36 (0.34–0.38) | 0.34 (0.32–0.36) |
Definition of abbreviations: QFT = QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test; TST = tuberculin skin test.