Table 1.
Basic characteristics of TB patients according to study site a
| Characteristic | Hanzhong | Yichang | Zhenjiang | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in year, (Mean ± SDb, years) | 55.8 ± 14.4 | 53.6 ± 15.0 | 59.3 ±14.7 | 56.2 ±14.9 | |
| Sex | Male | 211 (78.1) | 191 (72.3) | 192 (73.0) | 594 (74.5) |
| Female | 59 (21.9) | 73 (27.7) | 71 (27.0) | 203 (25.5) | |
| Family size, (Mean ± SD, people) | 3.1 ± 1.4 | 3.0 ± 1.4 | 3.4 ±1.7 | 3.2 ±1.5 | |
| Area | Rural | 252 (93.3) | 249 (94.3) | 235 (89.4) | 736 (92.3) |
| Urban | 18 (6.7) | 15 (5.7) | 28 (10.6) | 61 (7.7) | |
| Patient category | New patient | 218 (80.7) | 227 (86.0) | 193 (73.4) | 638 (80.1) |
| Relapse patient | 43 (15.9) | 37 (14.0) | 68 (25.9) | 148 (18.6) | |
| Failure of previously untreated patient | 5 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.8) | 7 (0.9) | |
| Failure of re-treated patient /chronic | 4 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.5) | |
| Education | Never attended school | 75 (27.8) | 30 (11.4) | 58 (22.1) | 163 (20.5) |
| Primary school | 85 (31.5) | 91 (34.5) | 86 (32.7) | 262 (32.9) | |
| Junior high school or at the same level | 89 (33.0) | 96 (36.4) | 84 (31.9) | 269 (33.8) | |
| High school or at the same level | 21 (7.8) | 47 (17.8) | 35 (13.3) | 103 (12.9) | |
| Health insurance | With health insurance | 267 (98.9) | 260 (98.5) | 257 (97.7) | 784 (98.4) |
| Without health insurance | 3 (1.1) | 4 (1.5) | 6 (2.3) | 13 (1.6) | |
| Family income, (Median (P25–P75b), RMB 1000c) | 15.0 (5.0–30.0) | 20.0 (9.2–32.6) | 36.0 (13.0–63.6) | 21.4 (7.6–40.0) | |
| Family expenditure, (Median (P25–P75b), RMB 1000c) | 15.0 (7.5–23.5) | 20.0 (9.0–30.0) | 20.0 (10.0–35.0) | 20.0 (9.8–30.0) | |
aData are n(%) unless otherwise indicated. TB: tuberculosis
bSD: standard deviation. P25: 25th percentile. P75: 75th percentile
cRMB 1000: a currency exchange rate of Chinese RMB 628 Yuan to US$100 Yuan at the end of 2012,RMB1000 = US$159