Personnel with LTBI b | Personnel without LTBIb | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
n | 83 | 475 | 0.47 |
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 56.1 ± 7.2 | 56.1 ± 8.1 | 0.19 |
Males | 45 (13.9) | 279 (86.1) | 0.51 |
Females | 38 (16.2) | 196 (83.8) | |
Work category | |||
• medical staff | 36 (14.6) | 210 (85.4) | 0.45 |
• nursing staff | 44 (16.1) | 230 (83.9) | |
• laboratory staff | 1 (4) | 24 (96) | |
• otherc | 2 (15.4) | 11 (84.6) | |
Workplace frequented | |||
• medical wards | 33 (15) | 187 (85) | 0.35 |
• surgical wards | 29 (17) | 142 (83) | |
• otherd | 21 (12.8) | 146 (87.2) | |
Years in employment (mean ± SD) | 24.1 ± 1.0 | 24.9 ± 0.4 | 0.45 |