Table 1 Demographic of tuberculosis cases by smear status from 2011 to 2015, Jinan city.
All patients (%) | Smear- negative TB (%) | Smear- positive TB (%) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 9344 (100) | 6555 (100) | 2789 (100) | |
Age, yr | 45.6 ± 19.7 | 44.6 ± 19.6 | 47.9 ± 19.8 | <0.001 |
Age group, yr | <0.001 | |||
<20 | 629 (6.7) | 506 (7.7) | 123 (4.4) | |
20–34 | 2834 (30.3) | 2057 (31.4) | 777 (27.9) | |
35–49 | 1678 (18.0) | 1184 (18.1) | 494 (17.7) | |
50–59 | 1433 (15.3) | 973 (22.0) | 460 (23.9) | |
>60 | 2770 (29.6) | 1835(28.0) | 935 (33.5) | |
Gender | <0.001 | |||
Male | 6230 (66.7) | 4228 (64.5) | 2002 (71.8) | |
Female | 3114 (33.3) | 2327 (35.5) | 787 (28.2) | |
Occupation | <0.001 | |||
Farming | 5038 (53.9) | 3482 (55.8) | 1556 (53.1) | |
Government services and commerce | 335 (3.6) | 231 (3.7) | 104 (3.5) | |
Nonagricultural labor | 748 (8.0) | 522 (8.0) | 229 (8.2) | |
Student | 799 (8.6) | 642 (9.8) | 157 (5.6) | |
House wife or unemployed | 1235 (13.2) | 886 (13.5) | 349(12.5) | |
Retired person | 632 (6.7) | 396 (6.0) | 236 (8.4) | |
Area of residence | 0.244 | |||
Urban/periurban | 3780 (40.5) | 2677 (40.8) | 1103 (39.5) | |
Rural | 5564 (59.5) | 3878 (59.2) | 1686 (60.5) |
