Table 1. Characteristics of registered TB patients in Hamadan province, Iran, 2005–11 .
| Variables | Number | % | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 298 | 49.9 | ||
| Female | 299 | 50.1 | ||
| Age group | ||||
| 0–30 year | 93 | 15.6 | ||
| 31–60 year | 189 | 31.7 | ||
| +61 year | 315 | 52.7 | ||
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 360 | 60.3 | ||
| Rural | 237 | 39.7 | ||
| HIV status | ||||
| Positive | 12 | 2.0 | ||
| Negative | 32 | 5.4 | ||
| Unknown | 553 | 92.6 | ||
| Type of TB | ||||
| Positive | 363 | 60.8 | ||
| Negative | 113 | 18.9 | ||
| Extra pulmonary | 121 | 20.3 | ||
| Group Classification | ||||
| New case | 523 | 87.6 | ||
| Relapse | 25 | 4.2 | ||
| Other | 49 | 8.2 | ||
| Result of treatment (Smear-positive= 363) | ||||
| Cured | 317 | 87.3 | ||
| Othera | 46 | 12.7 | ||
| Result of treatment (Smear-negative & Extra pulmonary= 234) | ||||
| Treatment completed | 165 | 70.5 | ||
| Other | 69 | 29.5 | ||
| History of jailed | ||||
| Yes | 13 | 2.2 | ||
| No | 552 | 97.8 | ||
| History of hospitalization | ||||
| Yes | 141 | 23.6 | ||
| No | 329 | 55.1 | ||
| Unknown | 127 | 21.3 | ||
aOther: Death, Treatment failure, Transfer out, and Unknown.