From: Tuberculosis sanatorium treatment at the advent of the chemotherapy era
Discharge classification | Proportion before 1952 (n = 732) | Proportion after and including 1952 (n = 1234) | Difference in proportion two tailed Z-test (p value) |
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Therapy complete | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.035 |
Death | 0.25 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
Lost to follow up (‘left against medical advice’) | 0.19 | 0.29 | p < 0.0001 |
Lost to follow up (‘eviction’) | 0.003 | 0.06 | p < 0.0001 |
Home to die | 0.004 | 0.002 | 0.41 |