Table 1.
Characteristics of the 7,873 study participants with tuberculosis (TB), Shanghai, 2000–2004
| 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) |
TB = tuberculosis; MDR = multidrug resistance