Racial differences in tuberculosis infection in United States communities: the coronary artery risk development in young adults study

Previously reported associations between race/ethnicity and tuberculosis infection have lacked sufficient adjustment for socioeconomic factors. We analyzed race/ethnicity and self-reported tuberculosis infection data from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, a well-ch...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 53; no. 3; p. 291
Main Authors: Nahid, Payam, Horne, David J, Jarlsberg, Leah G, Reiner, Alexander P, Osmond, Dennis, Hopewell, Philip C, Bibbins-Domingo, Kirsten
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.08.2011
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Prevalence
Racial Groups
Risk Factors
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
United States - epidemiology
Young Adult
United States
ISSN:1537-6591, 1537-6591
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Summary:Previously reported associations between race/ethnicity and tuberculosis infection have lacked sufficient adjustment for socioeconomic factors. We analyzed race/ethnicity and self-reported tuberculosis infection data from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, a well-characterized cohort of 5115 black and white participants, and found that after adjusting for sociodemographic and clinical factors, black participants were more likely to report tuberculosis infection and/or disease (odds ratio, 2.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.5-2.9).
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ISSN:1537-6591
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/cir378