Table 1 Demographic characteristics of student PTB cases in Jilin Province, 2008–2013 (n, %).
Variables | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1815 | 1989 | 1537 | 1224 | 1003 | 762 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 1046 (57.6) | 1122 (56.4) | 839 (54.6) | 693 (56.6) | 593 (59.1) | 467 (61.3) |
Female | 769 (42.4) | 867 (43.6) | 698 (45.4) | 531 (43.4) | 410 (40.9) | 295 (38.7) |
Sex ratio | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
Age | ||||||
6_11(primary school) | 44 (2.7) | 50 (2.5) | 35 (2.3) | 23 (1.9) | 14 (1.4) | 18 (2.4) |
12_14(middle school) | 85 (4.7) | 99 (5.0) | 88 (5.7) | 54 (4.4) | 48 (4.8) | 54 (7.1) |
15_17(high school) | 397 (21.9) | 442 (22.2) | 347 (22.6) | 288 (23.5) | 246 (24.5) | 163 (21.4) |
18_21(university) | 1053 (58.0) | 1142 (57.4) | 852 (55.4) | 679 (55.5) | 531 (52.9) | 398 (52.2) |
22_31(advanced educational institutions) | 236 (13.0) | 256 (12.9) | 215 (14.0) | 180 (14.7) | 164 (16.4) | 129 (16.9) |
Diagnosis of TB | ||||||
Bacillus-positive | 568 (31.3) | 571 (28.7) | 386 (25.1) | 272 (22.2) | 164 (16.4) | 114 (15.0) |
Bacillus-negative | 1056 (58.2) | 1203 (60.5) | 977 (63.6 | 817 (66.7) | 731 (72.9) | 560 (73.5) |
Rifampicin resistant | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
No pathogenic findings reported | 191 (10.5) | 215 (10.8) | 174 (11.3) | 135 (11.0) | 108 (10.8) | 88 (11.5) |
Prefecture | ||||||
BC | 72 (3.97) | 95 (4.78) | 67 (4.36) | 60 (4.90) | 49 (4.89) | 40 (5.25) |
BS | 87 (4.79) | 65 (3.27) | 61 (3.97) | 52 (4.25) | 46 (4.59) | 48 (6.30) |
JL | 403 (22.20) | 489 (24.59) | 412 (26.81) | 250 (20.42) | 260 (25.92) | 188 (24.67) |
LY | 31 (1.71) | 37 (1.86) | 23 (1.50) | 16 (1.31) | 34 (3.39) | 23 (3.02) |
SP | 80 (4.41) | 87 (4.37) | 69 (4.49) | 90 (7.35) | 72 (7.18) | 64 (8.40) |
SY | 252 (13.88) | 190 (9.55) | 161 (10.47) | 111 (9.07) | 54 (5.38) | 37 (4.86) |
TH | 141 (7.77) | 153 (7.69) | 76 (4.94) | 84 (6.86) | 76 (7.58) | 48 (6.30) |
YB | 175 (9.64) | 166 (8.35) | 166 (10.80) | 107 (8.74) | 110 (10.97) | 87 (11.42) |
CC | 574 (31.63) | 707 (35.55) | 502 (32.66) | 454 (37.09) | 302 (30.11) | 227 (29.79) |
