Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Culture-Positive Patients With Tuberculosis in British Columbia, 2005–2014 (n = 2290)
| Characteristic | Patients, No. (%)a |
|---|---|
| Age, y | |
| 0–14 | 32 (1.4) |
| 15–34 | 500 (21.8) |
| 35–54 | 704 (30.7) |
| 55–74 | 584 (25.5) |
| ≥75 | 470 (20.5) |
| Male sexb | 1329 (58.1) |
| Community type | |
| Metro | 1753 (76.6) |
| Urban/rural | 332 (14.5) |
| Rural | 173 (7.6) |
| Remote | 32 (1.4) |
| Birthplacec | |
| Canada | 588 (26.3) |
| Foreign-born by continentd | |
| Asia | 1437 (87.6) |
| Africa | 79 (4.8) |
| Europe | 69 (4.2) |
| Americas | 45 (2.7) |
| Oceania | 11 (0.7) |
| Time in Canada, ye | |
| <5 | 456 (28.6) |
| ≥5 | 1141 (71.4) |
| Disease site | |
| Respiratory | 1767 (77.2) |
| Nonrespiratory | 363 (15.9) |
| Respiratory and ronrespiratory | 160 (7.0) |
| Positive respiratory smear resultsf | 1152 (62.1) |
| Cavitary disease present | 315 (13.8) |
| Drug susceptibility | |
| MDR | 18 (0.8) |
| INH-R (non-MDR) | 173 (7.6) |
| HIV status | |
| Infected | 103 (4.5) |
| Uninfected | 1784 (77.9) |
| Unknown | 403 (17.6) |
| Illicit drug use | |
| Yes | 130 (5.7) |
| No | 1639 (71.6) |
| Unknown | 521 (22.8) |
| Alcohol misuse | |
| Yes | 125 (5.5) |
| No | 1656 (72.3) |
| Unknown | 509 (22.2) |
| Material deprivation indexg | |
| Quintile 1 (least deprivation) | 273 (12.5) |
| Quintile 2 | 418 (19.2) |
| Quintile 3 | 529 (24.3) |
| Quintile 4 | 529 (24.3) |
| Quintile 5 (most deprivation) | 427 (19.6) |
Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; INH-R, isoniazid resistant; MDR, multidrug- resistant tuberculosis (resistant to isoniazid and rifampin).
aPercentages have been rounded and may not total 100%.
bOne transgender/gender-unknown patient excluded from analysis.
cData unavailable in 57 patients.
dData unavailable in 4 patients.
eData unavailable in 48 patients.
f“Other respiratory” sites (eg, pleura) were excluded.
gData unavailable in 114 patients.