Table 1. Attributes of the study population by long-term recurrence to 2010a.
| Patient attributes | Total n = 234 (%) | Free of TB n = 165 (%) | Recurrence n = 69 (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age (years) (IQRb) | 49 (20–84) | 47 (23–84) | 53.5 (20–86) | 0.33 | |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 63 (26.9) | 48 (27.9) | 15 (24.2) | ||
| Male | 171 (73.1) | 124 (72·1) | 47 (75·8) | 0.57 | |
| Drug resistance status | |||||
| Non-MDR-TB | 148 (63.3) | 124 (72·1) | 24 (38·7) | ||
| MDR-TB | 86 (36.7) | 48 (27·9) | 38 (61·3) | <0.001 | |
| Marriage status | |||||
| Married | 185 (79.4) | 137 (80.1) | 48 (77.4) | ||
| Others c | 48 (20.6) | 34 (19.9) | 14 (20.6) | 0.65 | |
| Occupation | |||||
| Farmer | 200 (85.8) | 149 (87.1) | 51 (82.3) | ||
| Other d | 33 (14.2) | 22 (12.9) | 11 (17.7) | 0.34 | |
| Education | |||||
| ≥ Middle school | 120 (51.3) | 96 (55·8) | 24 (38·7) | ||
| ≤ Primary school | 114 (48.7) | 76 (44·2) | 38 (61·3) | 0.02 | |
| Smoker | 58 (24.8) | 39 (22.7) | 19 (30.7) | 0.21 | |
| Alcohol drinker | 34 (14.5) | 22 (12.8) | 12 (19.4) | 0.20 | |
| Work outside e for cash after TB cured | 11 (4.7) | 2 (3.2) | 9 (5.2) | 0.52 | |
| Health insurance | |||||
| Insured | 27 (11.5) | 21 (12.2) | 6 (9.7) | ||
| Own expense | 207 (88.5) | 151 (87.8) | 56 (90.3) | 0.59 | |
| Community/government offered financial help | 195 (88.6) | 143 (88.8) | 52 (88.1) | 0.89 | |
| Number of bedrooms in patient’s home | |||||
| ≥4 | 170 (74.9) | 130 (77·8) | 40 (66·7) | ||
| ≤3 | 57 (25.1) | 37 (22·2) | 20 (33·3) | 0.08 | |
| Annual household income (Yuan) | |||||
| ≥10,000 | 129 (55.6) | 107 (62·6) | 22 (36·1) | ||
| <10,000 | 103 (44.4) | 64 (37·4) | 39 (63·9) | <0.001 | |
a Those with missing values were excluded from the comparisons.
b Interquartile range.
c Other includes single, divorced and widowed.
d Other includes worker, teacher, cadre, self-employed, housewife, students retired, no job and others.
e Patient worked outside hometown for cash as a migrant worker.