Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of PTB patients in Hubei Province, 2011–2021.
| Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 310,071 | 70.96 |
| Female | 126,884 | 29.04 |
| Age group, y | ||
| <25 | 58,095 | 13.30 |
| 25–44 | 109,952 | 25.16 |
| 45–64 | 170,114 | 38.93 |
| ≥65 | 98,794 | 22.61 |
| Occupation | ||
| Farmer | 269,842 | 61.76 |
| Student | 19,891 | 4.55 |
| Laborer | 22,419 | 5.13 |
| Retired | 20,945 | 4.79 |
| Government employee | 6,490 | 1.49 |
| Non-government employee | 12,838 | 2.94 |
| Unemployed | 56,862 | 13.01 |
| Medical staff | 2,044 | 0.47 |
| Others | 25,624 | 5.86 |
| Patient sources | ||
| Contact check | 590 | 0.14 |
| Recommended due to symptoms | 8,498 | 1.94 |
| Seek medical treatment | 151,440 | 34.66 |
| Health examination | 7,001 | 1.60 |
| Referral | 185,497 | 42.45 |
| Track | 82,815 | 18.95 |
| Other | 1,114 | 0.26 |
| Treatment history | ||
| New case | 409,699 | 93.76 |
| Retreated case | 27,256 | 6.24 |
| Type of tuberculosis | ||
| Bacteriologically confirmed | 190924 | 43.69 |
| Bacteriological negative | 239778 | 54.87 |
| No bacteriological results | 433 | 0.10 |
| Tuberculosis pleurisy | 5820 | 1.33 |