Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of EPTB and PTB in Brazil, 2007 – 2011
From: Epidemiology of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Brazil: a hierarchical model
Characteristics N* | Categories | EPTB (%) (n = 53,853) | PTB (%) (n = 356,341) | P value** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 22,472 (39.3) | 115,541 (32.4) | <0.001 |
(413,533) | Male | 34,743 (60.7) | 240,777 (67.6) | |
Age | 0-14 years old | 3,743 (6.4) | 10,733 (3.0) | <0.001 |
(409,981) | 15– 24 years old | 7,543(14.0) | 60,798 (17.1) | |
25– 34 years old | 13,219 (24.6) | 85,045(23.9) | ||
35 – 44 years old | 11,349 (21.2) | 70,565 (19.8) | ||
45 – 54 years old | 8,616 (16.0) | 61,198 (17.2) | ||
55 – 64 years old | 5,040 (9.4) | 36,748 (10.3) | ||
>65 years old | 4,545 (8.4) | 31,064 (8.7) | ||
Skin color/race | White | 22,474 (45.2) | 112,112 (36.0) | <0.001 |
(361,362) | Black | 6,333 (12.8) | 47,566 (15.3) | |
Brown | 19,791 (39.9) | 144,380 (46.3) | ||
Asian | 557 (1.1) | 3,531 (1.1) | ||
Indigenous | 506 (1.0) | 4,112 (1.3) | ||
Education | Illiterate | 1,432 (4.1) | 18,873 (8.4) | <0.001 |
(258,978) | 1 – 4 years | 8,662 (24.6) | 77,014 (34.4) | |
5 – 8 years | 10,242 (29.1) | 69,786 (31.2) | ||
9 – 12 years | 8,493 (24.2) | 39,089 (17.5) | ||
>12 years | 4,490 (12.8) | 11,818 (5.3) | ||
Non-applicable | 1,818 (5.2) | 7,261 (3.2) | ||
Dwelling | Urban | 37,948 (91.3) | 241,956 (88.2) | <0.001 |
(315,989) | Rural | 3,311 (8.0) | 30,260 (11.0) | |
Peri-urban | 273 (0.7) | 2,241 (0.8) | ||
Institutionalization | No | 45,605 (93.3) | 270,977 (88.8) | <0.001 |
(354,189) | Yes | 3,249 (6.7) | 34,358 (11.2) |