Table 1 Demographical and epidemiological data of the 129 tuberculosis patients from Guadeloupe in function of their place of birth
Parameters studied | Total number (%) (n = 129) | Foreign-born patients number (%) (n = 66) | French patients number (%) (n = 63) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||
male | 77 (59.7) | 35 (53.0) | 42 (66.7) | NS | |
female | 52 (40.3) | 31 (47.0) | 21 (33.3) | ||
unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Age group | |||||
0-14 years | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) | <0.001 | |
15-24 years | 12 (9.3) | 10 (15.2) | 2 (3.2) | ||
25-39 years | 44 (34.1) | 26 (39.4) | 18 (28.6) | ||
40-59 years | 46 (35.7) | 26 (39.4) | 20 (31.7) | ||
>60 years | 26 (20.2) | 3 (4.5) | 23 (36.5) | ||
unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Employment a | |||||
no | 65 (70.7) | 37 (72.5) | 28 (68.3) | NS | |
yes | 27 (29.3) | 14 (27.5) | 13 (31.7) | ||
unknown | 37 | 15 | 22 | ||
Positive HIV status | |||||
no | 77 (75.7) | 34 (61.8) | 43 (91.5) | <0.001 | |
yes | 25 (24.5) | 21 (38.2) | 4 (8.5) | ||
unknown | 27 | 11 | 16 | ||
Smoker | |||||
no | 76 (80.0) | 45 (83.3) | 31 (75.6) | NS | |
yes | 19 (20.0) | 9 (16.7) | 10 (24.4) | ||
unknown | 34 | 12 | 22 | ||
Excessive alcohol user b | |||||
no | 69 (71.9) | 47 (85.5) | 22 (53.7) | <0.001 | |
yes | 27 (28.1) | 8 (14.5) | 19 (46.3) | ||
unknown | 33 | 11 | 22 | ||
Drug user | |||||
no | 81 (87.1) | 50 (96.2) | 31 (75.6) | <0.01 | |
yes | 12 (12.9) | 2 (3.8) | 10 (24.4) | ||
unknown | 36 | 14 | 22 | ||
Prior history of active TB | |||||
no | 90 (87.4) | 53 (93.0) | 37 (80.4) | NS | |
yes | 13 (12.6) | 4 (7.0) | 9 (19.6) | ||
unknown | 26 | 9 | 17 | ||
Sputum AFB smear result | |||||
no | 38 (29.5) | 21 (31.8) | 17 (27.0) | NS | |
yes | 91 (70.5) | 45 (68.2) | 46 (73.0) | ||
unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Drug resistance | |||||
no | 119 (92.2) | 61 (92.4) | 58 (92.1) | NS | |
yes | 10 (7.8) | 5 (7.6) | 5 (7.9) | ||
unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Localization of TB c | |||||
pulmonary | 114 (88.4) | 54 (81.8) | 60 (95.2) | <0.02 | |
extrapulmonary | 15 (11.6) | 12 (18.2) | 3 (4.8) | ||
unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Treatment outcome d | |||||
completed treatment / cured | 63 (55.8) | 37 (66.1) | 26 (45.6) | NS | |
died before treatment completed | 17 (15.0) | 6 (10.7) | 11 (19.3) | ||
lost to follow up | 33 (29.2) | 13 (23.2) | 20 (35.1) | ||
unknown | 16 | 10 | 6 | ||