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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2021 Aug;23(4):806–812. doi: 10.1007/s10903-020-01065-8

Table 2.

LTBI prevalence and TB reactivation rates among persons who have been in the United States for < 10 years, by non-U.S.-born population, 2011–2012

Non-U.S.-born population in the United States less than 10 yearsa LTBI prevalence % (95% confidence interval) TB reactivation rate (95% confidence interval) per 100 person-years
Philippinesb 39.7 (18.9, 65.0) 0.187 (0.114, 0.393)
India 34.7 (19.8, 53.3) 0.128 (0.083, 0.224)
Chinab 24.3 (10.7, 46.2) 0.116 (0.061, 0.264)
Mexicob 5.9 (1.1, 25.3) 0.367 (0.085, 1.906)
Vietnamc – –
Top 5 countries (Aggregate)d 15.6 (9.5, 24.5) 0.207 (0.132, 0.339)
Non-Hispanic Asian, Non-Hispanic Black, or Hispanic 14.8 (9.5, 22.2) 0.256 (0.170, 0.397)
Non-Hispanic Whitec – –
All 12.4 (7.5, 20.0) 0.269 (0.167, 0.448)
a

Includes all non-U.S.-born persons between 6 and 9 years old and those persons over 9 years old who had been in the United States for less than 10 years

b

Relative standard error > 30% indicates an unreliable estimate

c

Results for Vietnam are not available due to cell suppression; results for non-Hispanic white are not available because sample size was too small to calculate estimates

d

Results for China, India, Mexico, Philippines, and Vietnam as a single population