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Table 2 The results of RL and CRC analysis for each of the years 2013–2017

From: Completeness of tuberculosis case notifications in Germany in 2013–2017: first results of an inventory study

Year

Number of notified patients

Number of ARS patients

Number of matched

patients

Observed number of patients

Observed under-reporting

Population size (CRC)

Std. error (CRC)

Under-reporting (CRC)

2013

4345

503

310

4539

4.2%

4549;

95% CI: 4542-4554

3.3

4.4%;

95% CI: 4.3–4.6%

2014

4529

391

255

4666

2.9%

4672;

95% CI: 4542-4554

2.2

3.0%;

95% CI: 3.0–3.1

2015

5837

687

440

6084

4.0%

6095;

95% CI: 6088-6102

3.6

4.2%;

95% CI: 4.1–4.3

2016

5926

937

580

6283

5.7%

6306;

95% CI: 6295-6316

5.4

6.0%;

95% CI: 5.9–6.2

2017

5495

1124

741

5878

6.5%

5908;

95% CI: 5895-5919

6.2

7.0%;

95% CI: 6.8–7.2

  1. Std. error standard error of the mean, 95% CI 95% confidence interval