Table 1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics.
Characteristic | N (%) |
Male | 61 (60) |
Age, median years (IQR) | 43 (29–65) years |
Ethnicity | |
Non-Hispanic white | 7 (7) |
Non-Hispanic black | 4 (4) |
Hispanic | 10 (10) |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 79 (78) |
Native American | 1 (1) |
Foreign-born | 89 (88) |
Homeless or single room occupancy hotel resident | 9 (9) |
History of drug abuse | 8 (8) |
History of alcohol abuse | 12 (12) |
HIV-infected | 5 (5) |
Prior active tuberculosis treatment | 20 (20) |
Prior latent tuberculosis treatment | 19 (19) |
Pulmonary tuberculosis | 90 (89) |
Positive AFB smear test | 48 (47) |
Fever | 28 (28) |
Night sweats | 26 (26) |
Weight-loss | 33 (33) |
Cough | 50 (50) |
Hemoptysis | 16 (16) |
Cavitary chest radiograph | 16 (16) |
High-level isoniazid resistance | 63 (62) |
Abbreviations:
AFB: Acid Fast Bacilli.
IQR: Interquartile Range.