Table 1. Main characteristics of the study population.
| Characteristic | All patients (n = 109)* |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| <18 | 11 (10%) |
| 19–34 | 20 (18%) |
| 35–65 | 66 (61%) |
| >65 | 12 (11%) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 33 (30%) |
| Male | 76 (70%) |
| Place of birth | |
| Spain | 80 (73%) |
| Other country | 29 (27%) |
| Sputum smear | |
| Positive | 66 (61%) |
| Negative | 41 (38%) |
| Disease type | |
| Pulmonary | 100 (92%) |
| Extrapulmonary | 9 (8%) |
| Alcoholism | 25 (23%) |
| Diabetes | 13 (12%) |
| HIV infected | 10 (9%) |
| Social exclusion | 13 (12%) |
| Healthcare worker | 5 (5%) |
| Imprisonment | 8 (7%) |
| Diagnostic delay (days) | |
| ≤30 | 46 (42%) |
| 31–60 | 25 (23%) |
| 61–89 | 14 (13%) |
| ≥90 | 32 (29%) |
*Eight TB cases had no epidemiological data.