Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Overall 529 (100 %) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 397 (75 %) |
| Age, mean (years) | 33.5 |
| 18–29 | 242 (46 %) |
| 30–39 | 137 (26 %) |
| 40–49 | 91 (17 %) |
| > 50 | 59 (11 %) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic | 128 (24 %) |
| Non-Hispanic | 303 (57 %) |
| Unknown | 97 (18 %) |
| Race | |
| Black | 244 (46 %) |
| White | 151 (29 %) |
| Native Americana | 21 (4 %) |
| Asian | 4 (1 %) |
| Pacific Islanderb | 1 (<1 %) |
| Other | 122 (23 %) |
| Non US born | 19 (4 %) |
| TB/HIV Risk Factors | |
| Ever stayed in a homeless shelter | 75 (14 %) |
| First incarceration | 81 (15 %) |
| Ever Injected Drugs | 89 (17 %) |
| Tested for HIV in past | 376 (71 %) |
| MSM | 20 (4 %) |
| HIV + | 13 (2 %) |
| Past positive TB | 6 (1 %) |
| Ever treated for TB | 6 (1 %) |
| Vaccinated with BCG | 63 (12 %) |
| Ever been exposed to TB | 15 (3 %) |
| TB symptoms | |
| Cough 3 weeks | 2 (<1 %) |
| Hemoptysis | 1 (<1 %) |
| Night sweats | 4 (1 %) |
| Unexplained weight loss | 2 (<1 %) |
| Any of the above | 7 (1 %) |
QFT-GIT QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube, TST tuberculin skin test, US United States of America, MSM men who have sex with men, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, TB tuberculosis, BCG bacille Calmette-Guérin, CXR chest x-ray)
aRefers to American Indian and Alaskan Natives
bRefers to Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian