Table 1.
Characteristics of patients (n = 545)
| No | Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Socio-demographic | |
| Malea | 295 (54.1) | |
| Age (years): | ||
| 18–24 | 106 (19.4) | |
| 25–64 | 404 (74.1) | |
| 65+ | 35 (6.4) | |
| Country of birtha: | ||
| Somalia | 109 (20) | |
| The Netherlands | 74 (13.6) | |
| Morocco | 41 (7.5) | |
| Indonesia | 28 (5.1) | |
| Others | 293 (53.8) | |
| Rural domicileb | 359 (65.9) | |
| 2 | Current TB diagnosis | |
| Pulmonary diagnosis: | ||
| ETB | 191 (35) | |
| PTB | 283 (51.9) | |
| ETB + PTB | 71 (13) | |
| Type of TB location: | ||
| Lungs | 333 (61.1) | |
| Miliary and central nervous system TB | 13 (2.4) | |
| Respiratory tract | 38 (7) | |
| Intestinal tract | 15 (2.8) | |
| Bone and joint | 28 (5.1) | |
| Urogenital tract | 9 (1.7) | |
| Other organ | 109 (20) | |
| Diagnosed by doctors abroad | 11 (2) | |
| 3 | History of TB disease & treatment | |
| Previously diagnosed TBa | 59 (10.8) | |
| Previously treated LTBIa | 24 (4.4) | |
| 4 | The risk group of TB | |
| TB contacts | 29 (5.3) | |
| Immigrants | 68 (12.5) | |
| Asylum seekers | 87 (16) | |
| Illegal immigrants | 14 (2.6) | |
| Homeless individual | 15 (2.8) | |
| Alcohol dependence | 8 (1.5) | |
| Substance abuse | 18 (3.3) | |
| Health care workers | 4 (0.7) | |
| Travelers from/in endemic areas for more than three month | 19 (3.5) | |
| Prisoners | 12 (2.2) | |
| 5 | Comorbidities | |
| Diabetes | 18 (3.3) | |
| Malignancy | 11 (2) | |
| Insufficient renal function or on dialysis | 5 (0.9) | |
| Organ transplantation | 2 (0.4) | |
Information: amissing value: Gender 1 (0.2%), Country of birth 2 (0.4%), Newly diagnosed TB 53 (9.7%), previous LTBI treatment 58 (10.6%); bUrban domicile: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague and Utrecht; TB, tuberculosis; ETB, extra-pulmonary tuberculosis; PTB, pulmonary tuberculosis; LTBI, latent tuberculosis infection