Table 3 Potential risk factors associated with QFT positivity.

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

Variable

n/N (%)

Univariate analysis

Multiple analysis

Crude OR (95%CI)

p

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

p

Gender

 Male

509/2674 (19.04)

Ref.

0.012

  

 Female

281/1748 (16.08)

0.82 (0.69, 0.96)

   

Age

790/4422 (17.87)

1.07 (1.06, 1.08)

<0.001

1.07 (1.06, 1.08)

<0.001

Ethnicity

 Han

776/4322 (17.95)

Ref.

0.310

  

 Others

14/100 (14.00)

0.93 (0.81, 1.07)

   

Education level

 Primary school or lower

61220 (27.73)

Ref.

0.007

  

 Middle school

324/1822 (17.78)

0.56 (0.41, 0.78)

   

 High school

278/1573 (17.55)

0.56 (0.40, 0.77)

   

 College and higher

129/807 (15.99)

0.50 (0.35, 0.70)

   

Current marriage status

 Married

539/2271 (23.73)

Ref.

<0.001

  

 Unmarried

25 1/2151 (11.67)

0.43 (0.36, 0.50)

   

Household per capita income

 <13000 RMB

68/517 (12.77)

Ref.

0.001

  

 ≥13000 RMB

724/3905 (18.54)

1.56 (1.19, 2.04)

   

Work type of migrant worker

 Manufacturing

637/3689 (17.27)

Ref.

0.051

  

 Administration

60/267 (22.47)

1.39 (1.03, 1.88)

   

 Service

93/466 (19.96)

1.20 (0.94, 1.52)

   

Smoking

 Never smoked

522/3142 (16.61)

Ref.

0.001

Ref.

 

 Ever smoked

268/1280 (20.94)

1.33 (1.13, 1.57)

 

1.30 (1.10,1.54)

0.003

Drinking

 No

540/3122 (17.3)

Ref.

0.126

  

 Yes

250/1300 (19.23)

1.14 (0.96, 1.34)

   

BCG scars

 Absent

403/2402 (16.78)

Ref.

0.040

Ref.

 

 Present

387/2020 (19.16)

1.18 (1.01, 1.37)

 

0.82 (0.69, 0.97)

0.019

Body mass index

 <18.5

71/593 (11.97)

1.51 (1.16, 1.98)

   

 18.5–24

472/2766 (17.06)

Ref.

<0.001

  

 24–28

198/830 (23.86)

2.30 (1.72, 3.09)

   

≥28

49/233 (21.03)

1.96 (1.31, 2.92)

   

History of close contact with TB patient

 No

742/4237 (17.51)

Ref.

0.004

  

 Yes

48/185 (25.95)

1.65 (1.18, 2.31)

   

With a history of immune system disease

 No

786/4394 (17.89)

Ref.

0.621

  

 Yes

4/28 (14.29)

0.77 (0.27, 2.21)

   

With suspect PTB symptoms

 No

771/4335 (17.79)

Ref.

0.330

  

 Yes

19/87 (21.84)

1.29 (0.77, 2.16)

   

Residence registered place

 East

163/1094 (14.90)

Ref.

0.003

Ref.

 

 Middle

385/2104 (18.30)

1.28 (1.05, 1.56)

 

1.26 (1.02,1.55)

0.030

 West

242/1224 (19.77)

1.41 (1.13, 1.75)

 

1.47 (1.17,1.84)

0.001

  1. Abbreviation: BCG = Bacillus Calmette-Guerin. TB = Tuberculosis. QFT = QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube. OR = odds ratio. CI = Confidence interval.