TABLE 1—
Characteristics of Tuberculosis (TB) Cases, by Racial/Ethnic Group: United States, 1993–2002
| Non-Hispanic, No. (%) | |||||
| Characteristic | AIAN | White | Black | API | Hispanic, No. (%) |
| Age, y | 2540 (100.0) | 48 426 (100.0) | 64 276 (100.0) | 36 805 (100.0) | 43 441 (100.0) |
| < 5 | 133 (5.2) | 976 (2.0) | 2472 (3.8) | 738 (2.0) | 2967 (6.8) |
| 5–9 | 55 (2.2) | 330 (0.7) | 1045 (1.6) | 323 (0.9) | 1172 (2.7) |
| 10–14 | 39 (1.5) | 209 (0.4) | 801 (1.2) | 379 (1.0) | 755 (1.7) |
| 15–24 | 133 (5.2) | 1372 (2.8) | 4619 (7.2) | 4119 (11.2) | 6146 (14.1) |
| 25–44 | 756 (29.8) | 11 602 (24.0) | 27 160 (42.3) | 13 147 (35.7) | 17 263 (39.7) |
| 45–64 | 795 (31.3) | 13 978 (28.9) | 18 120 (28.2) | 9797 (26.6) | 9447 (21.7) |
| ≥ 65 | 628 (24.7) | 19 941 (41.2) | 10 043 (15.6) | 8295 (22.5) | 5686 (13.1) |
| Unknown | 1 (< 0.1) | 18 (< 0.1) | 16 (< 0.1) | 7 (< 0.1) | 5 (< 0.1) |
| Site of disease | 2540 (100.0) | 48 426 (100.0) | 64 276 (100.0) | 36 805 (100.0) | 43 441 (100.0) |
| Pulmonary only | 1784 (70.2) | 38 564 (79.6) | 47 510 (73.9) | 25 961 (70.5) | 32 015 (73.7) |
| Extrapulmonary only | 488 (19.2) | 7196 (14.9) | 11 064 (17.2) | 8723 (23.7) | 7785 (17.9) |
| Pulmonary and extrapulmonary | 267 (10.5) | 2640 (5.5) | 5681 (8.8) | 2110 (5.7) | 3630 (8.4) |
| Unknown | 1 (< 0.1) | 26 (0.1) | 21 (< 0.1) | 11 (< 0.1) | 11 (< 0.1) |
| TB case criteriaa | 2540 (100.0) | 48 426 (100.0) | 64 276 (100.0) | 36 805 (100.0) | 43 441 (100.0) |
| Culture-positive | 2059 (81.1) | 39 993 (82.6) | 52 683 (82.0) | 29 565 (80.3) | 32 911 (75.8) |
| Smear-positive | 17 (0.7) | 625 (1.3) | 375 (0.6) | 239 (0.6) | 288 (0.7) |
| Clinical diagnosis | 260 (10.2) | 4435 (9.2) | 7165 (11.1) | 5000 (13.6) | 6771 (15.6) |
| Provider diagnosis | 204 (8.0) | 3373 (7.0) | 4053 (6.3) | 2001 (5.4) | 3471 (8.0) |
| Sputum smear for acid fast bacillib (adultsc) | 1857 (100.0) | 40 029 (100.0) | 49 644 (100.0) | 26 930 (100.0) | 31 902 (100.0) |
| Positive | 966 (52.0) | 17 042 (42.6) | 25 449 (51.3) | 10 305 (38.3) | 16 324 (51.2) |
| Negative | 697 (37.5) | 15 520 (38.8) | 19 052 (38.4) | 14 228 (52.8) | 12 840 (40.2) |
| Not done/unknown | 194 (10.5) | 7467 (18.7) | 5143 (10.4) | 2397 (8.9) | 2738 (8.6) |
| Sputum cultureb (adultsc) | 1857 (100.0) | 40 029 (100.0) | 49 644 (100.0) | 26 930 (100.0) | 31 902 (100.0) |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis positive | 1523 (82.0) | 27 391 (68.4) | 38 519 (77.6) | 19 682 (73.1) | 24 548 (76.9) |
| M. tuberculosis negative | 196 (10.6) | 5305 (13.3) | 6170 (12.4) | 4729 (17.6) | 4671 (14.6) |
| Not done/unknown | 138 (7.4) | 7333 (18.3) | 4955 (10.0) | 2519 (9.4) | 2683 (8.4) |
| HIV status among TB patients aged 25–44 yd | 652 (100.0) | 10 086 (100.0) | 23 641 (100.0) | 10 567 (100.0) | 14 140 (100.0) |
| Positive | 36 (5.5) | 2207 (21.9) | 8634 (36.5) | 189 (1.8) | 3217 (22.8) |
| Negative | 267 (41.0) | 3748 (37.2) | 7857 (33.2) | 2842 (26.9) | 3636 (25.7) |
| Unknown | 349 (53.5) | 4131 (41.0) | 7150 (30.2) | 7536 (71.3) | 7287 (51.5) |
| Crude TB case ratee,f | 8.4 | 1.5 | 12.6 | 28.6 | 10.3 |
| Age-adjusted TB case ratee,f,g | 10.6 | 1.4 | 13.7 | 30.3 | 12.3 |
Note. AIAN = American Indian/Alaska Native (includes only US-born AIAN persons); API = Asian/Pacific Islander; TB = tuberculosis.
aDefinitions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.24
bIncludes only persons with pulmonary TB.
cAdult is defined as a person 15 years or older.
dIncludes only TB cases reported from 1993 through 2000.
eIncludes only TB cases counted in 2002.
fTB case rate = TB cases per 100 000 population.
gAge-adjusted rates were calculated with the direct method, with the 2000 US population as reference.32