Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study cohort
n = 4732 | |
|---|---|
Year notified as having tuberculosis | |
2014 | 2455 (51.9) |
2015 | 2277 (48.1) |
Age, years | |
0–9 | 11 (0.2) |
10–19 | 196 (4.1) |
20–44 | 1451 (30.7) |
45–59 | 1190 (25.1) |
60–74 | 1117 (23.6) |
≥ 75 | 767 (16.2) |
Sex | |
Male | 2765 (58.4) |
Female | 1967 (41.6) |
Nationality | |
Korean | 4654 (98.4) |
Foreign | 78 (1.6) |
Type of tuberculosis | |
Pulmonary | 3771 (79.7) |
Smear positive | 1464 (30.9) |
Smear negative | 2307 (48.8) |
Extrapulmonary | 961 (20.3) |
Type of institution initially registering patient | |
Public health centre | 470 (9.9) |
Private | 4262 (90.1) |
PPM participating general hospital | 2534 (53.6) |
PPM non-participating general hospital | 1026 (21.7) |
Hospital | 478 (10.1) |
Clinic | 224 (4.7) |
Number of registrations as TB-positive | |
1 | 3711 (78.4) |
2 | 849 (17.9) |
≥ 3 | 172 (3.6) |
Regional deprivation index (quintile)a | |
Q1 | 1135 (24.4) |
Q2 | 1237 (26.6) |
Q3 | 1213 (26.0) |
Q4 | 729 (15.7) |
Q5 | 344 (7.4) |