Table 1.
Characteristics of the general population, the DM population, the TB population and the TB in DM population
| Variable | General population excluding people with diabetes (n=19 053 196) | DM population (n=802 087) | TB population (n=6276) | TB in DM population (n=271) |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||
| Female | 9 669 609 (51) | 386 427 (48) | 3045 (49) | 122 (45) |
| Male | 9 383 587 (49) | 415 660 (52) | 3231 (51) | 149 (55) |
| Age group in years, n (%) | ||||
| <15 | 3 931 189 (21) | 6024 (1) | 272 (4) | 0 |
| 15–34 | 5 341 173 (28) | 39 482 (5) | 2220 (35) | 10 (4) |
| 35–54 | 5 526 963 (29) | 173 391 (21) | 1729 (28) | 56 (21) |
| 55–74 | 3 199 578 (17) | 366 534 (46) | 1176 (19) | 123 (45) |
| ≥75 | 1 054 293 (6) | 216 656 (27) | 879 (14) | 82 (30) |
| Country of origin, n (%) | ||||
| Australian born | 13 477 425 (71) | 595 518 (74) | 1212 (19) | 131 (48) |
| Born overseas | 4 209 464 (22) | 206 569 (26) | 5064 (81) | 140 (52) |
| Unknown | 1 366 307 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indigenous status, n (%) | ||||
| Non-indigenous or not stated | 18 622 238 (98) | 780 197 (97) | 6072 (97) | 265 (98) |
| Indigenous | 430 958 (2) | 21 890 (3) | 204 (3) | 6 (2) |
| TB incidence in country of birth (per 100 000), n (%) | ||||
| <25 | 16 052 757 (84) | 739 423 (92) | 1964 (31) | 168 (62) |
| 25–99 | 848 417 (4) | 36 292 (5) | 1350 (22) | 44 (16) |
| ≥100 | 728 119 (4) | 26 372 (3) | 2962 (47) | 59 (22) |
| Unknown | 1 423 903 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TB, tuberculosis.