Table 2. Distribution of the socio-demographic characteristics of individuals diagnosed with TB who underwent DST. State of Espírito Santo, Brazil, 2002 to 2012.
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n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Gender | 1,576 | ||||||
Male | 71.0 | 991 | 71.0 | 132 | 76.0 | 0.120 | |
Female | 29.0 | 412 | 29.0 | 41 | 24.0 | ||
Race | 1,428 | ||||||
White | 29.0 | 362 | 29.0 | 55 | 33.0 | 0.236 | |
Non-white | 71.0 | 900 | 71.0 | 111 | 67.0 | ||
Education level (years) | 1,145 | ||||||
Illiterate | 8.0 | 79 | 8.0 | 9 | 7.0 | 0.749 | |
1 to 4 | 28.0 | 282 | 28.0 | 37 | 29.0 | ||
5 to 8 | 39.0 | 400 | 39.0 | 44 | 34.0 | ||
9 to 12 | 21.0 | 209 | 21.0 | 32 | 25.0 | ||
≥ 12 | 5.0 | 47 | 5.0 | 6 | 5.0 | ||
Age (years) | 1,557 | ||||||
< 20 | 8.0 | 105 | 8.0 | 14 | 8.0 | 0.258 | |
20-39 | 52.0 | 734 | 53.0 | 81 | 48.0 | ||
40-59 | 33.0 | 448 | 32.0 | 65 | 39.0 | ||
≥ 60 | 7.0 | 102 | 7.0 | 8 | 5.0 | ||
Institutionalization | 881 | ||||||
No | 89.0 | 680 | 89.0 | 106 | 93.0 | 0.165 | |
Yes | 11.0 | 87 | 11.0 | 8 | 7.0 | ||
HIV | 1,193 | ||||||
Positive | 11.0 | 112 | 11.0 | 14 | 10.0 | 0.842 | |
Negative | 89.0 | 942 | 89.0 | 125 | 90.0 | ||
Alcohol | 909 | ||||||
Yes | 35.0 | 267 | 34.0 | 54 | 45.0 | 0.021 | |
No | 65.0 | 521 | 66.0 | 67 | 55.0 | ||
Diabetes | 769 | ||||||
Yes | 8.0 | 54 | 8.0 | 11 | 10.0 | 0.529 | |
No | 92.0 | 605 | 92.0 | 99 | 90.0 | ||
Mental illness | 815 | ||||||
Yes | 2.0 | 17 | 2.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.908 | |
No | 98.0 | 683 | 98.0 | 112 | 97.0 | ||
Smoking | 609 | ||||||
Yes | 13.0 | 48 | 9.0 | 32 | 34.0 | < 0.001 | |
No | 87.0 | 467 | 91.0 | 62 | 66.0 | ||
Use of drugs | 604 | ||||||
Yes | 12.0 | 65 | 12.0 | 9 | 13.0 | 0.908 | |
No | 88.0 | 468 | 88.0 | 62 | 87.0 |
TB: tuberculosis; DST: anti-tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing
* Pearson’s Chi-square test.