Table 3 Characteristics and treatment outcomes of persons notified to Montreal public health between January 1996 -- May 2007, stratified by years since arrival to Canada

Sex, male

281

(57.9)

275

(50.8)

172

(51.0)

172

(54.2)

0.22

Age group, in years

<0.01

 0–19

51

(10.5)

35

(6.5)

1

(0.3)

50

(15.8)

 20–34

257

(53.0)

233

(43.0)

40

(11.8)

37

(11.7)

 35–64

147

(30.3)

222

(41.0)

169

(50.0)

105

(33.1)

 65+

29

(6.0)

50

(9.2)

128

(37.9)

122

(38.5)

Had provincial health insurance #

213

(43.9)

499

(92.2)

328

(97.0)

308

(97.2)

Homeless

1

(0.2)

0

(0)

1

(0.3)

7

(2.2)

<0.01

Ever smoker

122

25.2

99

18.3

98

29.0

159

50.2

<0.01

Ever substance abuse

27

(5.6)

56

(10.4)

51

(15.1)

98

(30.9)

<0.01

HIV

35

(7.2)

51

(9.4)

21

(6.2)

28

(8.8)

0.38

Number of co-morbidities^b

<0.01

 2 or more

53

(10.9)

78

(14.4)

104

(30.8)

130

(41.0)

 1

93

(19.2)

116

(21.4)

102

(30.2)

92

(29.0)

TB diagnosis

<0.01

 Pulmonary, Smear+

126

(26.0)

188

(34.8)

123

(36.4)

144

(45.4)

 Pulmonary, other

257

(53.0)

124

(22.9)

77

(22.8)

108

(34.0)

 Extra-pulmonary

88

(18.1)

219

(40.5)

131

(38.8)

55

(17.4)

Any pulmonary symptoms^c

435

(89.7)

403

(74.5)

273

(80.8)

291

(91.8)

<0.01

Any systemic symptoms^d

201

(41.4)

321

(59.3)

212

(62.7)

203

(64.0)

<0.01

Multi- or poly-drug resistant

13

(2.7)

12

(2.2)

2

(0.6)

4

(1.3)

0.20

Treatment outcome

<0.01

 Cured

421

(86.8)

465

(86.0)

263

(77.8)

246

(77.6)

 Died

3

(0.6)

16

(3.0)

41

(12.1)

45

(14.2)

 Defaulted/failed

7

(1.5)

10

(1.8)

4

(1.2)

9

(2.8)

 Moved

34

(7.0)

20

(3.7)

5

(1.5)

3

(1.0)