Table 2.
Temporal clustering of notified pulmonary tuberculosis cases from 2010 to 2019 in Shenzhen municipality, China.
Year | Cluster time frame | Observed cases | Expected cases | RRa | LLRb | P valuec |
2010 | March 1 to May 31 | 2136 | 1696.58 | 1.38 | 72.30 | <.001 |
2011 | July 1 to September 30 | 1642 | 1469.98 | 1.16 | 13.13 | <.001 |
2012 | February 1 to April 30 | 1500 | 1286.07 | 1.23 | 22.79 | <.001 |
2013 | April 1 to June 30 | 1430 | 1185.74 | 1.29 | 32.14 | <.001 |
2014 | June 1 to August 31 | 1600 | 1344.21 | 1.27 | 31.31 | <.001 |
2015 | April 1 to June 30 | 1714 | 1428.82 | 1.28 | 36.40 | <.001 |
2016 | April 1 to June 30 | 1693 | 1418.70 | 1.27 | 33.92 | <.001 |
2017 | July 1 to August 31 | 1458 | 1186.66 | 1.29 | 35.34 | <.001 |
2018 | March 1 to May 31 | 1766 | 1517.62 | 1.23 | 26.28 | <.001 |
2019 | June 1 to August 31 | 1698 | 1460.91 | 1.23 | 24.88 | <.001 |
2010-2019 | March 1 to September 30, 2010 | 4562 | 3072.58 | 1.53 | 334.01 | <.001 |
aRR: relative risk.
bLLR: log likelihood ratio.
cConsidered significant at P<.05 (two-tailed).