Table 4

Logistic regression of dichotomous measures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in relation to exposure and age in adults and children in recent household contact with a tuberculosis index case

CovariatesMeasures of M tuberculosis infection
TST positiveT SPOT.TB positiveQTF positive
UnadjustedAge adjustedUnadjustedAge adjustedUnadjustedAge adjusted
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)
M tuberculosis contact score ⩾41.56 (0.59 to 4.15)3.83 (1.05 to 14.03)62.42 (7.67 to 508.69)38.40 (7.59 to 616.11)9.60 (3.02 to 30.54)14.94 (4.02 to 55.58)
Age in years1.07 (1.02 to 1.11)1.01 (0.96 to 1.06)1.04 (1.01 to 1.08)
  • CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; QTF, Quantiferon-Gold; TST, tuberculin skin test (positive: ⩾10 mm).