Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of new cases of tuberculosis in Divinópolis during the period 2002–2012
| Variable | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 221 | 67.8 |
| Female | 105 | 32.2 |
| Age group (years) | ||
| 0–14 | 15 | 4.6 |
| 15–24 | 35 | 10.7 |
| 25–44 | 134 | 41.1 |
| 45–64 | 110 | 33.8 |
| ≥ 65 | 32 | 9.8 |
| Clinical form of tuberculosis | ||
| Pulmonary | 240 | 73.6 |
| Extrapulmonary | 77 | 23.6 |
| Both | 9 | 2.8 |
| Clinical evolution | ||
| Cure | 243 | 74.5 |
| Dropout | 40 | 12.3 |
| Death from other causes | 30 | 9.2 |
| Death from tuberculosis | 8 | 2.5 |
| Transfer | 5 | 1.5 |
Data extracted from the SINAN database [3]