Table 1.

Proportion of cases and controls characteristics and risk factors for tuberculosis

		Cases		Controls
		(n = 169)		(n = 477)
Variable		No	%	No	%
Biological factors
Age (Matched)	7 to 9	17	10	48	10
	10 to 14	54	32	152	32
	15 to 19	98	58	277	58
Sex	Male	99	59	209	44
	Female	70	41	268	56
Alcohol	No	136	80	380	79.7
	Yes	33	20	94	19.7
	Missing data	0	0	3	0.6
Smoking	No	152	90	454	95.2
	Yes	17	10	22	4.6
	Missing data	0	0	1	0.2
Contact history
Contact history	No contact	97	57	421	89
	Sleep house	44	26	11	2
	Not sleep house	28	17	45	9
Socio-economic factors
Relation to HH	1st degree*	135	80	432	91
	2nd degree**	32	19	40	8
	Missing data	2	1	5	1
Born district	Yes	148	88	431	90.4
	No	21	12	45	9.4
	Missing data	0	0	1	0.2
Literacy	Yes	156	92	468	98
	No	13	8	9	2
Information on HH***
HH pay	Yes	106	63	315	66
	No	63	37	161	33.8
	Missing data	0	0	1	0.2
Income of HH	0-15th percentile	16	10	9	1.9
	>15th percentile	73	43	154	32.3
	Missing data	80	47	314	65.8
HH Education	<4 years	77	46	226	47.4
	>4 years	92	54	234	49.1
	Missing data	0	0	17	3.6
HH Characteristics
Piped water	Yes	150	89	467	97.9
	No	19	11	7	1.5
	Missing data	0	0	3	0.6
Goods	0 to 1	7	4	12	2.5
	≥2	160	95	454	95.2
	Missing data	2	1	11	2.3

Recife, Brazil 2001–2005.

*1st degree refers to sons or daughters or grandsons/granddaughters.

**2nd degree refers to other relatives or those not related.

***HH is head of the household.