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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of population, enrolled at two urban HIV clinics (n = 336).

From: Poor concordance between interferon-γ release assays and tuberculin skin tests in diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection among HIV-infected individuals

Patient Characteristics

Numbers and Percentages

Age

 

Mean and range

42 years (22–79 years)

Sex

 

Male

218 (65%)

Female

118 (35%)

Race

 

African American

286 (85.1%)

Caucasian

39 (11.6%)

Hispanic

7 (2.1%)

Asian

4 (1.2%)

Place of Birth

 

Born outside the United States

29 (8.6%)

HIV History

 

CD4 count, median and range

334 (0–1380 cells/μl)

Viral load, median and range

400 (< 50–> 750,000 copies/ml)

Duration of HIV diagnosis, median and range

8 (0–26 years)

Patients on HAART

231 (68.8%)

History of opportunistic infection

202 (60%)

Past Medical History

 

Prior history of latent tuberculosis infection

7 (2.1%)

History of BCG vaccination

25 (7.4%)

Diabetes mellitus

23 (6.9%)

Chronic renal insufficiency

12 (3.6%)

History of malignancy

14 (4.2%)

Anytime smoker

186 (55.4%)

Intravenous drug use

64 (19%)

  1. HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  2. HAART = Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
  3. BCG = Bacille Calmette-Guérin