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Table 1 Patient characteristics of HIV-infected subjects undergoing latent tuberculosis testing (n = 240)

From: Poor agreement between interferon-gamma release assays and the tuberculin skin test among HIV-infected individuals in the country of Georgia

Characteristic

All subjects n (%)

Male

159 (66%)

Age, median (IQR)

38.0 (32.8-43.8)

High school education or less

124 (52%)

Unemployed

172 (72%)

Married

116 (48%)

History of imprisonment

46 (19%)

Household members, median (IQR)

3.0 (3.0-4.0)

HIV related factors

 

On ART, at enrollment median time on ART (months)

62 (26%) 3

CD4 Count, median (IQR)

255 (124–412)

HIV RNA < 75 copies/ml

28 (12%)

Hepatitis C antibody positive

111 (46%)

Hepatitis B surface antigen positive

9 (4%)

TB related factors

 

Household member with prior TB treatment

13 (5%)

Self reported BCG vaccination

173 (72%)

BCG scar

219 (94%)

Drug use

 

Current tobacco smokers

152 (63%)

Alcohol abuse measure (per AUDIT score)

 

< 8

208 (87%)

8-15

25 (10%)

16-19

2 (1%)

>20

5 (2%)

Drug abuse measure (per DAST score)

 

0

147 (61%)

1-2

13 (5%)

3-5

27 (11%)

6-8

39 (16%)

9-10

14 (6%)