Patient demographics
|
Sex- male
|
992
|
53.6
|
Age group
|
0–19 years
|
143
|
7.7
|
20–34 years
|
602
|
32.5
|
35–64 years
|
711
|
38.4
|
65+ years
|
390
|
21.1
|
Had provincial health insurance coverage
|
1499
|
80.9
|
Country of birthb
|
Canada
|
317
|
17.1
|
Foreign-born, low/moderate TB incidence country
|
1112
|
60.0
|
Foreign-born, high TB incidence country
|
380
|
20.5
|
Immigration, years since arrival
|
≤ 2 years
|
485
|
26.2
|
3–14 years
|
541
|
29.2
|
15 or more years
|
338
|
18.3
|
Foreign-born, unknown year of arrival
|
128
|
6.9
|
Canadian-born
|
317
|
17.1
|
Homeless
|
9
|
0.5
|
Patient co-morbidities
|
Cancer
|
41
|
2.2
|
Diabetes
|
132
|
7.1
|
HIV positive
|
146
|
7.9
|
Renal disease
|
105
|
5.7
|
Liver disease
|
153
|
8.3
|
Ever substance abuse
|
249
|
13.4
|
Number of co-morbiditiesc
|
2 or more
|
412
|
22.3
|
1
|
446
|
24.1
|
Ever smoker
|
489
|
26.4
|