Table 4.

Prevalence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 population) among the multidimensional poor and non-poor by background characteristics in India, 2015–16

Background and characteristics	Prevalence of TB (per 100,000 population) among multidimensional Poor	P-Value	Prevalence of TB (per 100,000 population) among multidimensional non-Poor	P -Value
Age
< 15	70	< 0.0001	50	< 0.0001
15–44	460		180
45–59	1150		460
60+	1300		750
Sex
Male	620	< 0.0001	320	< 0.0001
Female	350		180
Crowding Condition
Over crowding	510	0.578	240	< 0.0001
No crowding	450		270
Smoking Behaviour
Not smoking	460	< 0.0001	210	< 0.0001
Smoking	490		320
Diabetes
Normal	450	< 0.0001	180	0.118
Diabetic	760		230
Place of Residence
Urban	520	< 0.0001	230	< 0.0001
Rural	470		270
Caste
SC	540	< 0.0001	290	< 0.0001
ST	450		310
OBC	450		250
Others	480		230
Religion
Hindu	470	< 0.0001	250	< 0.0001
Muslim	510		280
Christian	660		360
Others	480		210
Total	480		250

TB Tuberculosis