Table 1.
The demographic characteristics of PTB cases in Zhaotong, China from 2011 to 2015
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 3 113(68.93) | 3 179(68.17) | 3 245(67.38) | 3 273(68.03) | 3 199(66.66) | 16 009(67.82) |
| Female | 1 403(31.07) | 1 484(31.83) | 1 571(32.62) | 1 538(31.97) | 1 600(33.34) | 7 596(32.18) |
| Age | ||||||
| 0–15 year | 105(2.33) | 120(2.57) | 108(2.24) | 118(2.45) | 210(4.38) | 661(2.80) |
| 15–30 year | 1 570(34.77) | 1 581(33.91) | 1 732(35.96) | 1 771(36.81) | 1 723(35.90) | 8 377(35.49) |
| 30–45 year | 1 184(26.22) | 1 231(26.40) | 1 272(26.41) | 1 198(24.90) | 1 145(23.86) | 6 030(25.55) |
| 45–60 year | 984(21.79) | 1 036(22.22) | 1 004(20.85) | 1 012(21.04) | 991(20.65) | 5 027(21.30) |
| > 60 year | 673(14.90) | 695(14.90) | 700(14.53) | 712(14.80) | 730(15.21) | 3 510(14.87) |
| Diagnosis | ||||||
| Sputum smear-positive (SS+) TB | 2 177(48.21) | 1 439(30.86) | 1 177(24.44) | 864(17.96) | 761(15.86) | 6 418(27.19) |
| Sputum smear-negative(SS-)TB | 2 224(49.25) | 3 094(66.35) | 3 470(72.05) | 3 800(78.99) | 3 804(79.27) | 16 392(69.44) |
| Sputum smear not done | 1(0.02) | 0(0.00) | 0(0.00) | 6(0.12) | 12(0.25) | 19(0.08) |
| Tuberculosis pleurisy cases | 114(2.52) | 130(2.79) | 169(3.51) | 141(2.93) | 222(4.63) | 776(3.29) |
| Therapeutic Category | ||||||
| Initial treatment | 4 076(90.26) | 4 409(94.55) | 4 549(94.46) | 4 638(96.40) | 4 692(97.77) | 22 364(94.74) |
| Retreatment | 440(9.74) | 254(5.45) | 267(5.54) | 173(3.60) | 107(2.23) | 1 241(5.26) |