Table 1 Characteristics of the study population.

From: Tuberculosis infection in rural labor migrants in Shenzhen, China: Emerging challenge to tuberculosis control during urbanization

Variables

n

%*

Total

4422

100

Gender

 Male

2674

60.47

 Female

1748

39.53

Age

 

29.46 ± 8.53#

 16–19 years

274

6.20

 20–29 years

2431

54.98

 30–39 years

1065

24.08

 ≥40 years

652

14.75

Ethnicity

 Han

4322

97.74

 Others

100

2.26

Highest education level

 Primary school or lower

220

4.98

 Middle school

1822

41.25

 High school

1573

35.61

 College and higher

802

18.16

Current marriage status

 Married

2271

51.36

 Unmarried

2151

48.64

Household per capita income

 <13000 RMB

517

11.69

 ≥13000 RMB

3905

88.31

Work type of migrant worker

 Manufacturing

3689

83.42

 Administration

466

10.54

 Service

267

6.04

Residence registered place

 East China

1094

24.74

 Middle China

2104

47.58

 West China

1224

27.68

Smoking

 Never smoke

3142

71.05

 Current and Ever smoked

1280

28.95

Drinking

 Yes

1300

29.40

 No

3122

70.60

BCG scars

 Absent

2402

54.32

 Present

2020

45.68

Body mass index

 <18.5

593

13.41

 18.5–24

2766

62.65

 24–28

830

18.77

 ≥28

233

5.27

With a history of close contact with TB patient

 No

4237

95.82

 Yes

185

4.18

With a history of immune system disease

 No

4394

99.36

 Yes

28

0.64

With suspect PTB symptoms

 No

4335

98.03

 Yes

87

1.97

QFT-GIT

 Negative

3611

81.66

 Positive

790

17.87

 Indeterminate

21

0.47

  1. *Sum might not always be in total because of missing data. #Means ± standard deviation.
  2. Abbreviation: BCG = Bacillus Calmette-Guerin. BMI = body-mass index. PTB = Pulmonary tuberculosis. TB = Tuberculosis. QFT=QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube.