Table 2 Baseline demographic characteristics of enrolled tuberculosis patients, categorized by treatment outcome.

From: Hidden loss to follow-up among tuberculosis patients managed by public–private mix institutions in South Korea

Variables

Loss to follow-up

Treatment success

Treatment failed

Death

Other

Still on treatment

Total

Total N (row %)

9,004 (12.3)

48,136 (65.9)

35 (0.0)

4,241 (5.8)

290 (0.4)

11,340 (15.5)

73,046 (100.0)

Gender

Male

5,481 (60.9)

26,578 (55.2)

30 (85.7)

2,850 (67.2)

189 (65.2)

6,628 (58.4)

41,756 (57.2)

Female

3,523 (39.1)

21,558 (44.8)

5 (14.3)

1,391 (32.8)

101 (34.8)

4,712 (41.6)

31,290 (42.8)

Age groups (years)

0–19

222 (2.5)

2,018 (4.2)

1 (2.9)

4 (0.1)

5 (1.7)

356 (3.1)

2,606 (3.6)

20–34

1,345 (14.9)

9,832 (20.4)

9 (25.7)

43 (1.0)

46 (15.9)

2,140 (18.9)

13,415 (18.4)

35–49

1,540 (17.1)

10,329 (21.5)

10 (28.6)

249 (5.9)

58 (20.0)

2,595 (22.9)

14,781 (20.2)

50–64

1,968 (21.9)

11,297 (23.5)

13 (37.1)

703 (16.6)

66 (22.8)

2,882 (25.4)

16,929 (23.2)

65 or above

3,929 (43.6)

14,660 (30.5)

2 (5.7)

3,242 (76.4)

115 (39.7)

3,367 (29.7)

25,315 (34.7)

Nationality

Native patients

8,706 (96.7)

47,454 (98.6)

35 (100.0)

4,226 (99.6)

280 (96.6)

11,162 (98.4)

71,863 (98.4)

Foreign-born patients

298 (3.3)

682 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

15 (0.4)

10 (3.4)

178 (1.6)

1,183 (1.6)

Place of residence

Urban

8,850 (98.3)

47,456 (98.6)

35 (100.0)

4,190 (98.8)

288 (99.3)

11,224 (99.0)

72,043 (98.6)

Rural

154 (1.7)

680 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

51 (1.2)

2 (0.7)

116 (1.0)

1,003 (1.4)

  1. aComposed of ‘treatment after failure patients’ and ‘other previously treated patients’ whose outcome of previous treatment was unknown or undocumented. bPatients with pulmonary tuberculosis were analysed. N number, LTFU loss to follow-up; Data are presented as n (column %).