Table 1.

Population Demographics and Selected Characteristics by Comorbidity Index

Demographic	Elixhauser Score = 0 (No Comorbidity)	Elixhauser Score ≥ 1 (Any Comorbodity)
Sex
Male, [n,%]	478 (60)	238 (58)
Age
Years [median, IQR]	28 (21–36)	39 (30–51)
Distance to TB clinic
Miles [median, IQR]	8.3 (7.7–9.3)	8.4 (7.9–9.3)
Time to Screening Appointment
Days [median, IQR]	27 (19–34)	26 (19–34)
Region of Origin
Northern Africa, [n,%]	29 (4)	16 (4)
Sub-Saharan Africa, [n,%]	264 (33)	128 (31)
Central Asia, [n,%]	1 (< 1)	0 (0)
South-Eastern Asia, [n,%]	225 (28)	99 (24)
Southern Asia, [n,%]	223 (28)	98 (24)
Western Asia, [n,%]	52 (7)	65 (16)
Latin America & Caribbean, [n,%]	3 (< 1)	5 (1)
Region of Routing
Northern Africa, [n,%]	25 (3)	12 (3)
Sub-Saharan Africa, [n,%]	194 (24)	96 (23)
Central Asia, [n,%]	1 (< 1)	0 (0)
Eastern Asia, [n,%]	2 (< 1)	0 (0)
South-Eastern Asia, [n,%]	192 (24)	90 (22)
Southern Asia, [n,%]	202 (25)	85 (21)
Western Asia, [n,%]	56 (7)	63 (15)
Latin America & Caribbean, [n,%]	2 (< 1)	5 (1)
Eastern Europe, [n,%]	0 (0)	1 (< 1)
Northern Europe, [n,%]	1 (< 1)	0(0)
Southern Europe, [n,%]	21 (3)	6(2)
Year of Arrival
2012, [n,%]	250 (31)	102 (25)
2013, [n,%]	141 (18)	77 (19)
2014, [n,%]	137 (17)	80 (19)
2015, [n,%]	134 (17)	69 (17)
2016, [n,%]	135 (17)	83 (21)
Screening Test
Tuberculin Skin Test, [n,%]	191 (24)	90 (22)
Interferon Gamma Release Assay, [n,%]	606 (76)	321 (78)
Smoking History
Yes, [n,%]	37 (5)	40 (10)
Flu Shot Received
Yes, [n,%]	450 (57)	201 (49)
Family Size at Time of Entry
Single, [n,%]	369 (46)	177 (43)
Family of 2–3, [n,%]	165 (21)	115 (28)
Family of > 3, [n,%]	263 (33)	119 (29)
Primary Language
English, [n,%]	3 (< 1)	3 (< 1)
Nepali, [n,%]	201 (25)	85 (21)
Somali, [n,%]	162 (20)	64 (16)
Arabic, [n,%]	64 (8)	59 (14)
Burmese, [n,%]	78 (10)	28 (7)
Swahili, [n,%]	53 (7)	25 (6)
Other, [n,%]	236 (30)	147 (36)
Pregnant
Yes, [n,%]	17 (5)	8 (5)
Total	N = 797	N = 411

IQR Interquartile Range