Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of latent tuberculosis-infected South Indian adult population enrolled between 2013 and 2020.
| Variable | Total n (%) |
LTB positive n (%) GM (range) |
LTB negative n (%) GM (range) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, n | 2,351 (100) | 1,226 (52) | 1,125 (48) | |
| Socio-demographic characteristics-sex | ||||
| Female | 1,282 (55) | 612 (50) | 670 (60) | 0.99 |
| Male | 1,069 (45) | 614 (50) | 455 (40) | |
| Age, years (median) | ||||
| 18–34 (28) | 793 (34) | 381 (31) | 412 (37) | 0.0002 |
| 35–44 (39) | 671 (29) | 355 (29) | 316 (28) | |
| 45–54 (49) | 543 (23) | 292 (24) | 251 (22) | |
| ≥55 (58) | 344 (14) | 198 (16) | 146 (13) | |
| BMI (kg/m 2 ) | ||||
| Normal (18.5–22.9) | 697 (30) | 379 (31) 20.9 (18.5–22.9) |
318 (28) 20.9 (18.5–22.9) |
0.89 |
| Undernourished ( ≤ 18.5) | 192 (8) | 108 (9) 17 (12.3–18.5) |
84 (7) 18.8 (14.0–18.5) |
|
| Overweight (23.0–24.9) | 430 (18) | 218 (18) 23.9 (23–24.9) |
212 (19) 24.0 (23.0–24.9) |
|
| Obesity (≥25.0) | 1,032 (44) | 521 (42) 28.4 (25–41.5) |
511 (45) 28.6 (25.0–43.8) |
|
| HbA1c (%) | ||||
| NDM ( ≤ 5.7) | 1,104 (47) | 551 (45) 5.3 (3.6–5.7) |
553 (49) 5.3 (3.9–5.7) |
0.03 |
| PDM (>5.7– ≤ 6.4) | 788 (33) | 429 (35) 6 (5.7–6.4) |
359 (32) 5.9 (5.7–6.4) |
|
| DM (>6.4) | 459 (20) | 256 (21) 7.9 (6.4–18.4) |
203 (18) 8.0 (6.4–16.0) |
|
| HTN (mm Hg) | ||||
| Systolic pressure ≤ 130 | 2,029 (86) | 1,041 (85) 113 (100–130) |
988 (88) 112 (100–130) |
0.41 |
| Systolic pressure >130 | 322 (14) | 185 (15) 150 (132–2000) |
137 (12) 148.6 (132–200) |
|
LTB, latent tuberculosis; BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; NDM, non-diabetes mellitus; PDM, pre-diabetes mellitus; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension; and GM, geometric mean.