Table 2

Study participant demographic characteristics

CharacteristicForeign-born, HIV-seronegative,
aged ≥5 years (n=7931)
Foreign-born, HIV-seronegative,
aged <5 years (n=464)
Foreign-born, HIV-seropositive,
aged ≥5 years (n=140)
US-born, HIV-seronegative,
aged ≥5 years (n=775)
US-born, HIV-seropositive,
aged ≥5 years (n=1226)
Age, years (median, IQR)28.9 (18.9–40.6)3.1 (2.2–4.0)46.4 (37.6–56.0)36.6 (22.3–51.0)49.6 (42.6–54.8)
TB incidence/100 000 population in
country of birth
n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)
0 – 9.930 (0.4)5 (1.1)23 (16.4%)775 (100%)1226 (100%)
10 – 1969 (0.9)19 (4.1)5 (3.6%)00
20 – 491445 (18.2)60 (12.9)39 (27.9%)00
50 – 1241072 (13.5)213 (45.9)16 (11.4%)00
125 – 2993374 (42.5)139 (30.0)36 (25.7%)00
300 – 4991893 (23.9)15 (3.2)20 (14.3%)00
≥ 50048 (0.6)13 (2.8)1 (0.7%)00
CD4+ T-lymphocyte count (median, IQR)NANA555 (255–713)*NA544 (355–761)†
  • *76 foreign-born, HIV-seropositive participants aged ≥5 years had available self-reported CD4+ lymphocyte count data.

  • †789 US-born, HIV-seropositive participants aged ≥5 years had available self-reported CD4+ lymphocyte count data.

  • NA, not applicable.