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. 2022 Dec 1;10:1025550. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1025550

Table 4.

Quantitative results of TST, C-TST and IGRA at the baseline and 3-month follow-up survey.

Subgroup TST induration mm,median (IQR) C-TST induration/ erythema mm, median (IQR) IGRA
TB1-Nil IU/ml, median (IQR) TB2-Nil IU/ml, median (IQR)
N Baseline 3-month follow-up P N Baseline 3-month follow-up P N Baseline 3-month follow-up P Baseline 3-month follow-up P
Baseline -/follow-up + 50 0.00 (0.00-0.00) 13.50 (11.50-17.00) < 0.001 26 0.00 (0.00-0.00) 20.00 (17.00-24.00) < 0.001 27 0.13 (0.03-0.23) 0.50 (0.29-1.41) < 0.001 0.16 (0.05-0.24) 0.62 (0.36-1.47) < 0.001
Baseline +/follow-up + 35 15.00 (11.50-19.50) 17.00 (16.00-20.00) 0.043 38 18.00 (14.00-23.50) 24.00 (20.00-31.00) < 0.001 52 1.24 (0.60-2.68) 2.10 (1.15-4.12) < 0.001 1.12 (0.64-2.78) 2.33 (1.14-3.80) < 0.001

C-TST, Creation tuberculin skin test; IGRA, Interferon-gamma release assay; IQR, Interquartile range; TST, Tuberculin skin test; The differences were tested by Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test.