Table 1.

Characteristics of RA inpatients with/without LTBI

VariablesRA with LTBIRA without LTBI
Number of patients511529,507
Females408 (80%)399,682 (75%)
White185 (36%)361,880 (68%)
African American87 (17%)62,613 (12%)
Hispanic134 (26%)36,732 (7%)
Smoking153 (30%)134,734 (25%)
Lung Cancer19 (3.7%)7,911 (1.5%)