Table 2. Baseline characteristics.
| Variables | n = 36,498 | % |
|---|---|---|
| Federative unit / state | ||
| Alagoas | 1,227 | 3.36 |
| Bahia | 6,589 | 18.05 |
| Ceará | 7,953 | 21.79 |
| Maranhão | 10,534 | 28.86 |
| Paraíba | 740 | 2.03 |
| Pernambuco | 2,366 | 6.48 |
| Piauí | 4,289 | 11.75 |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,791 | 4.91 |
| Sergipe | 1,009 | 2.76 |
| Case type | ||
| New cases | 32,862 | 90.03 |
| Relapse | 1,404 | 3.85 |
| Transference | 447 | 1.22 |
| Miss data | 1,785 | 4.90 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 22,888 | 62.71 |
| Female | 13,587 | 37.23 |
| Miss data | 23 | 0.06 |
| Age | ||
| 0–4 years | 14,880 | 40.77 |
| 5–19 years | 8,211 | 22.5 |
| 20–39 years | 7,539 | 20.65 |
| 40–59 years | 4,252 | 11.65 |
| ≥ 60 years | 1,599 | 4.38 |
| Miss data | 17 | 0.05 |
| Ethinicity / skin colour | ||
| White | 3,446 | 9.44 |
| Nonwhite | 25,458 | 69.75 |
| Miss data | 7,594 | 20.81 |
| Zone | ||
| Urban | 22,840 | 62.58 |
| Rural | 12,190 | 33.4 |
| Periurban | 400 | 1.09 |
| Miss data | 1,068 | 2.93 |
| Level of education | ||
| < 8 years | 9,859 | 27.01 |
| ≥ 8 years | 3,066 | 8.4 |
| Miss data/N.A. | 23,573 | 64.59 |
| Outcome | ||
| Cure | 25,970 | 71.15 |
| Abandonment | 144 | 0.39 |
| Death | 2,690 | 7.37 |
| Transference | 1,849 | 5.07 |
| Miss data | 5,845 | 16.01 |
| N.A. not applicable | ||