Table 1.
Characteristics of TB cases at Nanshan District, Shenzhen City, 2011–2016.
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | total | Proportion (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All TB | 1095 | 915 | 866 | 867 | 939 | 815 | 5497 | 100 |
| Age, years | ||||||||
| 0–14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0.2 |
| 15–24 | 345 | 308 | 264 | 246 | 236 | 196 | 1595 | 29.0 |
| 25–34 | 391 | 350 | 324 | 300 | 365 | 298 | 2028 | 36.9 |
| 35–44 | 174 | 140 | 131 | 128 | 136 | 114 | 823 | 15.0 |
| 45–54 | 85 | 58 | 71 | 98 | 101 | 92 | 505 | 9.2 |
| 55–64 | 57 | 39 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 58 | 306 | 5.6 |
| ≥65 | 41 | 20 | 24 | 43 | 46 | 54 | 228 | 4.1 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Female | 370 | 338 | 299 | 282 | 334 | 274 | 1897 | 34.5 |
| Male | 725 | 577 | 567 | 585 | 605 | 541 | 3600 | 65.5 |
| TB diagnosis | ||||||||
| PTB | ||||||||
| SS− | 519 | 375 | 355 | 390 | 431 | 392 | 2462 | 44.8 |
| SS+ | 373 | 318 | 314 | 286 | 325 | 213 | 1829 | 33.3 |
| Culture+ | 86 | 107 | 103 | 105 | 109 | 121 | 631 | 11.5 |
| pleurisy | 117 | 115 | 94 | 85 | 69 | 88 | 568 | 10.3 |
| Extra-PTB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0.1 |
Notes: ≥65:65 years and older; PTB: pulmonary tuberculosis; SS−: sputum smear negative; SS+: sputum smear positive; Culture+: sputum culture positive only; pleurisy: tuberculous pleurisy; Extra-PTB: extra-pulmonary tuberculosis.