Table 1.

The number and incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis with different demographic characteristics in Wuxi city, 2005-2020.

Characteristics		Males		Females		Total
		Cases, n	Incidencea	Cases, n	Incidence	Cases, n	Incidence
Age group (years)
	0-19	1213	11.4	73	0.8	1946	9.6
	20-39	9787	54.0	4967	29.4	14,754	42.1
	40-59	7974	43.5	2578	14.8	10,552	29.5
	≥60	8061	94.1	2279	25.4	10,340	59.0
Pathogenic classification
	Positive	13,865	24.9	5122	9.7	18,987	17.5
	Negative	12,665	22.8	5169	9.8	17,834	16.4
	Unknown	505	0.9	266	0.5	771	0.7
	Total	27,035	48.6	10,557	20.0	37,592	34.6

^aAverage annual incidence rate per 100,000 population.