Table 1 Characteristics of incident tuberculosis patients from the 2013 tuberculosis registry, Taiwan (n = 10,932)
Variable | N (%) | Median HSDa (IQRb) | Median two-sample test | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 7652 (70.0) | 44 (89) | 3.197 | 0.001 |
Female | 3280 (30.0) | 49 (90) | Â | Â | |
Age | <65 | 5223 (47.8) | 33 (65) | −18.925 | <0.001 |
> = 65 | 5709 (52.5) | 60 (121) |  |  | |
Chest X-ray abnormal | Yes | 9949 (91.0) | 45 (90) | 1.916 | 0.056 |
No | 983 (9.0) | 49 (93) | Â | Â | |
Sputum smear-positive (1st sample) | Yes | 3279 (30.0) | 34 (94) | −7.759 | <0.001 |
No | 7653 (70.0) | 49 (87) | Â | Â | |
Sputum culture-positive (1st sample) | Yes | 6919 (63.3) | 45 (93) | 0.424 | 0.671 |
No | 4013 (36.7) | 46 (86) | Â | Â | |
Chronic respiratory patient | Yes | 4282 (39.2) | 78 (160) | 28.908 | <0.001 |
No | 6650 (60.8) | 32 (60) | Â | Â | |
Long-term care facilities | Yes | 420 (3.8) | 140 (272) | 12.202 | <0.001 |
No | 10,512 (96.2) | 44 (85) | Â | Â | |
Health facility type of initial visit | Primary care clinic | 4319 (39.5) | 68 (110) | 25.339 | <0.001 |
Hospital | 6613 (60.5) | 33 (71) | Â | Â | |
District of initial visit | Eastern (reference) | 429 (3.9) | 41 (94) | 9.006 (ChiSq) | 0.109 |
Taipei | 3090 (28.3) | 45 (84) | Â | Â | |
Northern | 1301 (11.9) | 42 (82) | Â | Â | |
Central | 2029 (18.6) | 45 (91) | Â | Â | |
Southern | 1695 (15.5) | 49 (101) | Â | Â | |
KaoPing | 2388 (21.8) | 47 (96) | Â | Â | |