Table 3

Logistic regression results of risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection in UK-born homeless

Risk factorUnivariable OR (95% CIs)Multivariable OR (95% CIs)P value*
Age
 <301.01.0
 30–491.36 (0.61 to 3.07)0.69 (0.14 to 3.51)
 50+1.98 (0.86 to 4.53)2.04 (0.41 to 10.05)0.07
Total time spent homeless
 <1 year1.01.0
 1 year0.77 (0.31 to 1.91)0.32 (0.06 to 1.79)
 2–3 years1.24 (0.52 to 2.94)0.79 (0.18 to 3.44)
 >3 years0.96 (0.41 to 2.29)0.82 (0.20 to 3.32)0.43
Has ever been to prison
 No1.01.0
 Yes1.08 (0.67 to 1.75)3.49 (1.10 to 11.04)0.018
Illicit drug usage
 Neither1.01.0
 Has ever smoked heroin/crack1.33 (0.74 to 2.37)1.44 (0.49 to 4.22)
 Has ever injected drugs1.42 (0.77 to 2.64)2.65 (0.92 to 7.62)0.20
  • *Likelihood ratio test; two indeterminate interferon gamma release assay results grouped with negative results.