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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

From: Latent tuberculosis infection and infection-associated risk factors for miner workers with silicosis in eastern China

Characteristics

 

Total number N = 114

QFT Positive N = 36

%

QFT Negative N = 78

%

P

Age

      

0.702

 

< 76

54

18

33.3

36

66.7

 
 

> 76

60

18

30.0

42

70.0

 

BMI

      

0.152

 

Normal

36

12

33.3

24

66.7

 
 

Overweight

44

18

40.9

26

59.1

 
 

Obese

19

3

15.8

16

84.2

 

Education

      

0.916

 

Primary school and below

49

16

32.7

33

67.3

 
 

Junior high school

38

12

31.6

26

68.4

 
 

Senior high school

10

4

40

6

60

 
 

College or above

2

1

50

1

50

 

Residence

      

0.308

 

Urban

85

30

35.3

55

64.7

 
 

Rural

14

3

21.4

11

78.6

 

Smoking status

      

0.743

Never

27

9

33.3

18

66.7

 

Ex-smoker

40

12

30.0

28

70.0

 

Smoker

31

12

38.7

19

61.3

 

Drinking status

      

0.047

Never

22

4

18.2

18

81.8

 

Abstainer

39

11

28.2

28

71.8

 

Drinker

38

18

47.4

20

52.6

 

Tuberculosis contacting history

      

0.460

No

93

30

32.3

63

67.7

 

Yes

4

2

50

2

50

 

Tuberculosis disease history

      

0.833

No

86

29

33.7

57

66.3

 

Yes

13

4

30.8

9

69.2

 

Diabetes

      

0.879

 

No

67

22

32.8

45

67.2

 
 

Yes

32

11

34.4

21

65.6