Table 1 Demographic characteristics of tuberculosis cases in Tennessee, 2000-2006
From: Black race, sex, and extrapulmonary tuberculosis risk: an observational study
Cohort Characteristics | All TB cases (n=2142)a | Pulmonary TB (n=1577) | Extrapulmonary TB (n=564) | p-valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Median age - years (IQR) | 48.6 (32.8,67.8) | 50.1 (35.6,69) | 43.3 (27.9,64.5) | < 0.001 |
Male sex | 1433 (66.9) | 1084 (68.7) | 348 (61.7) | 0.002 |
Black race | 934 (44.1) | 639 (41.0) | 294 (52.8) | < 0.001 |
Foreign born | 389 (18.2) | 262 (16.6) | 127 (22.5) | 0.002 |
HIV infection | 195 (9.1) | 134 (11.5) | 61 (15.0) | 0.071 |
Homeless | 196 (9.2) | 157 (10) | 39 (6.9) | 0.03 |
Injection drug use | 37 (1.8) | 27 (1.7) | 10 (1.8) | 0.93 |
Non-Injection drug use | 216 (10.3) | 164 (10.6) | 52 (9.4) | 0.40 |
Excess alcohol use | 430 (20.3) | 362 (23.2) | 68 (12.2) | < 0.001 |