Can Social History Variables Predict Prison Inmates’ Risk for Latent Tuberculosis Infection?

Table 4

Baseline medical history of LTBI cases and controls.

Disease	Cases (𝑛=89)		Controls (𝑛=88)		𝑃 value
	𝑁	(%)	𝑁	(%)
Asthma	18	(21)	7	(8)	0.03
Cancer	0	(0)	3	(3)	0.25
Diabetes	4	(5)	2	(2)	0.68
Hepatitis B	3	(3)	0	(0)	0.25
Hepatitis C	18	(20)	9	(10)	0.09
Arthritis	16	(18)	13	(15)	0.69
Rheumatoid arthritis	10	(11)	1	(1)	<0.01
Hypertension	17	(19)	14	(16)	0.69
Sexually transmitted diseases	9	(10)	12	(14)	0.49
Mental health disorder	6	(7)	12	(14)	0.14
HIV	2	(3)	1	(1)	0.60
Any	51	(57)	46	(52)	0.55

LTBI: latent TB infection.