Table 1.
Epidemiological and clinical differences between native and immigrants patients with TBC.
| Natives (85 pts.) |
Immigrants (44 pts.) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average age at admission SD |
51.6 ±19.01 |
35.7 ±12.9 |
|
| With regular permit to stay | 33 | p < 0.0001 | |
| Without regular permit to stay | 37 | ||
| % of male sex | 70 | 66 | |
| % of BAT residents | 72.9 | 56.8 | |
| % of pulmonary localization | 63 | 86 | p = 0.04 |
| % of AIDS | 9.4 | 6.8 | NS |
| % of pulmonary comorbidity | 36.5 | 15.9 | p = 0.01 |
| % of institutionalized patients | 23.5 | 0 | p < 0.0001 |
| Average length of stay | 30 | 29 | |
| With regular permit to stay | 29 | ||
| Without regular permit to stay | 31 | ||
| % of voluntary dismissals | 7.4 | 13.6 |