Table 1 Characteristics of the 7,873 study participants with tuberculosis (TB), Shanghai, 2000–2004
From: Deaths among tuberculosis cases in Shanghai, China: who is at risk?
Characteristics | Total | Survived | Died | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | |
Age (years) | ||||||
Median (range, years) | 52 | (11–100) | 51 | (11–100) | 74 | (19–92) |
11–14 | 33 | (0.4) | 33 | (0.4) | 0 | (0.0) |
15–29 | 1003 | (12.7) | 1001 | (13.5) | 2 | (0.5) |
30–44 | 1643 | (20.9) | 1624 | (21.8) | 19 | (4.3) |
45–59 | 1966 | (25.0) | 1924 | (25.9) | 42 | (9.5) |
60–74 | 2057 | (26.1) | 1883 | (25.3) | 174 | (39.5) |
≥ 75 | 1171 | (14.9) | 968 | (13.0) | 203 | (46.1) |
Sex | ||||||
Female | 1736 | (22.1) | 1681 | (22.6) | 55 | (12.5) |
Male | 6137 | (77.9) | 5752 | (77.4) | 385 | (87.5) |
Case type | ||||||
New case | 6383 | (81.1) | 6056 | (81.5) | 327 | (74.3) |
Retreatment case | 1490 | (18.9) | 1377 | (18.5) | 113 | (25.7) |
Cavity on initial chest radiograph | ||||||
Absent | 5258 | (66.8) | 4943 | (66.5) | 315 | (71.6) |
Present | 2376 | (30.2) | 2266 | (30.5) | 110 | (25.0) |
Uncertain | 239 | (3.0) | 224 | (3.0) | 15 | (3.4) |
Sputum smear | ||||||
Negative | 1461 | (18.6) | 1416 | (19.0) | 45 | (10.2) |
Positive | 6334 | (80.4) | 5945 | (80.0) | 389 | (88.4) |
Unkown | 78 | (1.0) | 72 | (1.0) | 6 | (1.4) |
Comorbidity | ||||||
Absent | 6231 | (79.1) | 5938 | (79.9) | 293 | (66.6) |
Present | 1608 | (20.4) | 1466 | (19.7) | 142 | (32.3) |
Unknown | 34 | (0.4) | 29 | (0.4) | 5 | (1.1) |
Drug susceptibility results | ||||||
Non-MDR | 4714 | (59.9) | 4487 | (60.4) | 227 | (51.6) |
MDR | 256 | (3.2) | 241 | (3.2) | 15 | (3.4) |
Unknown | 2903 | (36.9) | 2705 | (36.4) | 198 | (45.0) |