Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of study population
| Characteristic | >4 months DD | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 3440 | 36.8 | 9357 |
| Male | 4172 | 31.9 | 13 065 |
| Age (year) | |||
| 0–14 | 118 | 15.1 | 780 |
| 15–44 | 4432 | 32.6 | 13 614 |
| 45–64 | 1927 | 38.0 | 5074 |
| 65+ | 1135 | 38.4 | 2954 |
| Country of birth | |||
| UK | 2014 | 34.6 | 5824 |
| India | 1453 | 31.5 | 4612 |
| Pakistan | 1108 | 37.8 | 2930 |
| Somalia | 283 | 32.0 | 885 |
| Bangladesh | 280 | 37.0 | 757 |
| Nepal | 172 | 29.8 | 577 |
| Nigeria | 164 | 34.9 | 470 |
| Zimbabwe | 126 | 32.4 | 389 |
| Philippines | 159 | 40.1 | 397 |
| Kenya | 95 | 37.0 | 257 |
| Other | 1597 | 33.2 | 4807 |
| Time since entry for foreign-born cases (year) | |||
| 0–1 | 607 | 25.3 | 2403 |
| 2–4 | 1051 | 31.9 | 3294 |
| 5–9 | 1167 | 34.4 | 3390 |
| 10+ | 2441 | 38.6 | 6329 |
| Site of disease | |||
| Extra-pulmonary only | 4277 | 40.4 | 10 594 |
| Pulmonary (with or without extra-pulmonary) | 3318 | 28.2 | 11 779 |
| Previous diagnosis | |||
| No | 7004 | 34.3 | 24 809 |
| Yes | 458 | 32.7 | 1660 |
| Social risk factors | |||
| No risk factors | 6347 | 34.5 | 18 388 |
| At least 1 risk factor | 589 | 30.7 | 1920 |
| Drug misuse | |||
| No | 7058 | 34.2 | 20 653 |
| Yes | 230 | 32.0 | 718 |
| Alcohol misuse | |||
| No | 7056 | 34.4 | 20 542 |
| Yes | 192 | 27.7 | 694 |
| Homeless | |||
| No | 7079 | 34.2 | 20 711 |
| Yes | 196 | 28.2 | 695 |
| Prison | |||
| No | 6916 | 34.1 | 20 293 |
| yes | 242 | 35.2 | 688 |
| PHEC | |||
| East Midlands | 510 | 37.0 | 1380 |
| East of England | 541 | 38.7 | 1397 |
| London | 2585 | 30.0 | 8623 |
| North East | 158 | 30.2 | 523 |
| North West | 763 | 35.0 | 2182 |
| South East | 994 | 40.2 | 2475 |
| South West | 359 | 34.7 | 1034 |
| West Midlands | 1089 | 35.9 | 3038 |
| Yorkshire and Humber | 613 | 34.6 | 1770 |