Tuberculosis in Sheltered Homeless Population of Rome: An Integrated Model of Recruitment for Risk Management

Table 1

Characteristics of participants according to the TST result.

Variable	TST + N (%)	TST − N (%)	𝑃
Gender
Male	102 (50)	102 (50)	0.006
Female	16 (29.1)	39 (70.9)
Age (years)
<60	99 (43.8)	127 (56.2)	0.135
≥60	18 (58.1)	13 (41.9)
Marital status
Single	49 (40.2%)	73 (59.8%)
Married	38 (55.9%)	30 (44.1%)	0.158
Divorced or separated	22 (43.1%)	29 (56.9%)
Widowers	9 (56.2%)	7 (43.8%)
Immigrant
Yes	85 (49.7%)	86 (50.3%)	0.062
No	33 (37.5%)	55 (62.5%)
Italian National Health Service
No	59 (46.5%)	68 (53.5%)
Yes	47 (43.5%)	61 (56.5%)	0.831
Unknown	1 (33.3%)	2 (66.7%)
Temporary Present Foreigners
No	31 (49.2)	32 (50.8)
Yes	7 (41.2)	10 (58.8)	0.473
Not Known	3 (75)	1 (25)
Educational level
No instruction title	5 (38.5)	8 (61.5)
Primary school	54 (43.5)	70 (56.5)	0.585
Secondary school	51 (50)	51 (50)
Degree	5 (33.3)	7 (66.7)
Employment
No	86 (44.6)	107 (55.4)	0.661
Yes	31 (47.7)	34 (52.3)
Previous TBC diagnosis
No	114 (46.2)	133 (53.8)	0.115
Yes	3 (75)	1 (25)
Smoking habit
No smoker	42 (42.4)	57 (57.6)
Smoker	72 (49)	75 (51)	0.328
Former smoker	4 (30.8)	9 (69.2)
Alcohol abuse
No	98 (44.3)	123 (55.7)
Yes	11 (52.4)	10 (47.6)	0.743
Exalcohol abuser	5 (50)	5 (50)
Illicit drug use
No	105 (45.5)	126 (54.5)
Yes	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)	0.833
Former drug user	3 (37.5)	5 (62.5)
Obesity
No	87 (42.9)	116 (57.1)	0.096
Yes	30 (55.6)	24 (44.4)