Research Article

Is Universal Screening Necessary? Incidence of Tuberculosis among Tibetan Refugees Arriving in Calgary, Alberta

Table 2

Associations between demographic characteristics and diagnosis of LTBI.

Number with LTBI value

Age less than 30 years51/119
Age 30 years or older29/44
Male45/83
Female35/80
Residence in camp49/106
No/unknown camp residence31/57
Smoker or prior smoker16/25
Never smoked64/138
Abnormal chest radiograph39/68
Normal chest radiograph41/95
Family history of TB2/5
No family history78/158

1-sided Fisher’s exact test.