Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of participants with and without previous tuberculosis
Characteristic | No TB N = 161 n (%)a | TB N = 177 n (%)a | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||
 Age median years (IQR) Children < 18 years | 37.6 (20.7–52.5) 30 (18.6) | 29.0 (20.6–43.0) 20 (11.3) | 0.01 |
 Sex (male) | 49 (30.4) | 102 (57.6) | < 0.01 |
 Height; mean cm (SD) | 158.1 (8.8) | 161.1 (9.8) | NS |
 BMI; mean kg/m2 (SD) | 26.0 (5.1) | 24.5 (4.1) | NS |
 Born in Lima | 112 (69.6) | 130 (73.5) | NS |
Race | |||
 White | 16/152 (10.5) | 10/164 (6.1) | NS |
 Black | 5/152 (3.3) | 2/164 (1.2) | NS |
 Mestizo (mixed) | 131/152 (86.2) | 152/164 (92.7) | NS |
Socioeconomic indicators | |||
 Employed | 75 (46.9) | 117 (66.5) | < 0.01 |
Education | |||
 Primary or less | 31 (19.3) | 16 (9.0) | NS |
 Secondary | 89 (55.3) | 96 (54.2) | NS |
 Technical | 35 (21.7) | 39 (22.0) | NS |
 University | 6 (3.7) | 26 (14.7) | < 0.01 |
 Crowding Index median persons/m2 (IQR) | 0.13 (0.08–0.23) | 0.13 (0.08–0.25) | NS |
Exposures | |||
 Current smokerb | 17 (10.6) | 13 (7.4) | NS |
 Ever smoked | 18 (11.3) | 28 (16.0) | NS |
 Passive smoke | 38 (23.8) | 16 (9.0) | < 0.01 |
 Indoor air pollutionc | 39 (24.7) | 41 (23.4) | NS |
 Occupational dustd | 40 (25.0) | 59 (33.5) | NS |