Table 2.
Characteristics of MDR-TB patients by origin of birth, United States, 2011–2016
| Characteristic and category | Non-US-born | US-born | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All MDR- and non-MDR-TB n | MDR-TB n (%) | All MDR- and non-MDR-TB n | MDR-TB n (%) | |
| All | 30 211 | 537 (1.8) | 14 947 | 77 (0.5) |
| Age, years | ||||
| ≤14 | 243 | 2 (0.8) | 641 | 7 (1.1) |
| 15–44 | 14 000 | 352 (2.5) | 4816 | 32 (0.7) |
| 45–64 | 8 558 | 116 (1.4) | 5719 | 31 (0.5) |
| ≥65 | 7 404 | 66 (0.9) | 3 768 | 7 (0.2) |
| Missing | 6 | 1 (16.7) | 3 | 0 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 12 241 | 259 (2.1) | 4 947 | 34 (0.7) |
| Male | 17 968 | 278 (1.5) | 9 999 | 43 (0.4) |
| Missing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 1 323 | 47 (3.6) | 4953 | 21 (0.4) |
| Black | 3 633 | 59 (1.6) | 5 572 | 21 (0.4) |
| Hispanic | 9 746 | 106 (1.1) | 2 908 | 18 (0.6) |
| Asian | 14 350 | 301 (2.1) | 530 | 11 (2.1) |
| Other | 1 069 | 24 (2.2) | 943 | 6 (0.6) |
| Missing | 90 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Years in the United States (non-US-born) | ||||
| ≤4 | 8 944 | 264 (3.0) | — | — |
| 5–19 | 10 299 | 183 (1.8) | — | — |
| ≥20 | 8 372 | 58 (0.7) | — | — |
| Missing/US-born | 2 596 | 32 (1.2) | — | — |
| Incarcerated at diagnosis | ||||
| Yes | 944 | 13 (1.4) | 680 | 5 (0.7) |
| No | 28 755 | 509 (1.8) | 13 915 | 66 (0.5) |
| Missing | 512 | 15 (2.9) | 352 | 6 (1.7) |
| Homeless any time during the previous year | ||||
| Yes | 825 | 8 (1.0) | 1 706 | 3 (0.2) |
| No | 29 188 | 527 (1.8) | 13 161 | 74 (0.6) |
| Missing | 198 | 2 (1.0) | 80 | 0 |
| Excess alcohol use | ||||
| Yes | 2135 | 22 (1.0) | 3 260 | 12 (0.4) |
| No | 27 717 | 512 (1.8) | 11 485 | 64 (0.6) |
| Missing | 359 | 3 (0.8) | 202 | 1 (0.5) |
| Injection drug use | ||||
| Yes | 172 | 4 (2.3) | 518 | 4 (0.8) |
| No | 29 716 | 530 (1.8) | 14 233 | 72 (0.5) |
| Missing | 323 | 3 (0.9) | 196 | 1 (0.5) |
| HIV infection | ||||
| Yes | 1 427 | 25 (1.8) | 1 134 | 5 (0.4) |
| No | 25 349 | 478 (1.9) | 11 873 | 68 (0.6) |
| Missing | 3 435 | 34 (1.0) | 1 940 | 4 (0.2) |
| Known contact of an MDR-TB patient | ||||
| Yes | 50 | 19 (38.0) | 24 | 6 (25.0) |
| Missing | 30 161 | 518 (1.7) | 14 923 | 71 (0.5) |
| Previous TB disease | ||||
| Yes | 1 349 | 104 (7.7) | 654 | 7 (1.1) |
| No | 28 689 | 431 (1.5) | 14231 | 69 (0.5) |
| Missing | 173 | 2 (1.2) | 62 | 1 (1.6) |
| Recent transmission | ||||
| Yes | 2 651 | 34 (1.3) | 3721 | 13 (0.3) |
| No | 25 674 | 489 (1.9) | 10 183 | 63 (0.6) |
| Missing | 1 886 | 14 (0.7) | 1 043 | 1 (0.1) |
MDR-TB = multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus.