Table 2. Treatment outcomes stratified by type of TB and treatment category in Nigeria, 2011–2012.

Treatment outcome	Non-elderly n (%)	Elderly n (%)	P-value
All TB Cases			0.009
Successful	1122 (77.1)	146 (68.9)
Unsuccessful	334 (22.9)	66 (31.1)
Failure	23 (1.6)	3 (1.4)	0.9
Death	139 (9.5)	26 (12.3)	0.1
Default	131 (9.0)	26 (12.3)	0.07
Transfer-out	41 (2.8)	11 (5.2)	0.04
Total
Pulmonary TB			0.01
Successful	1080 (78.8)	145 (71.1)
Unsuccessful	290 (21.2)	59 (28.9)
Failure	23 (1.7)	3 (1.5)	0.9
Death	125 (9.1)	25 (12.3)	0.09
Default	109 (8.0)	23 (11.3)	0.06
Transfer-out	33 (2.4)	8 (3.9)	0.14
Total	1373	204
Extrapulmonary TB			0.05
Successful	42 (48.8)	1 (12.5)
Unsuccessful	44 (51.2)	7 (87.5)
Failure	0	0	-
Death	14 (16.3)	1 (12.5)	0.4
Default	22 (25.6)	3 (37.5)	0.08
Transfer-out	8 (9.6)	3 (37.5)	0.005
Total	83	8
New cases			0.02
Successful	1044 (77.2)	139 (69.8)
Unsuccessful	309 (22.8)	60 (30.2)
Failure	19 (1.4)	3 (1.5)	0.8
Death	126 (9.3)	24 (12.1)	0.13
Default	126 (9.3)	23 (11.6)	0.2
Transfer-out	38 (2.8)	10 (5.0)	0.06
Total	1353	199
Retreatment cases			0.06
Successful	78 (75.7)	7 (53.8)
Unsuccessful	25 (24.3)	6 (46.2)
Failure	4 (3.9)	0	0.6
Death	13 (12.6)	2 (15.4)	0.5
Default	5 (4.9)	3 (23.1)	0.01
Transfer-out	3 (2.9)	1 (7.7)	0.3
Total	103	13

TB = tuberculosis.