Table 1 Demographic characteristics of MDR-TB cases in Guizhou Province, 2014–2020 (n, %)

Total

145

165

186

225

240

269

436

1666

Percentage change (%)

–

13.8

12.7

21.0

6.7

12.1

62.1

–

Gender

Male

101 (69.7)

125 (75.8)

130 (69.9)

142 (63.1)

173 (72.1)

177 (65.8)

311 (71.3)

1159 (69.6)

Female

44 (30.3)

40 (24.2)

56 (30.1)

83 (36.9)

67 (27.9)

92 (34.2)

125 (28.7)

507 (30.4)

Sex ratio

2.3

3.1

2.3

1.7

2.6

1.9

2.5

2.3

Age

< 25

24 (16.6)

28 (17.0)

35 (18.8)

50 (22.2)

43 (17.9)

32 (11.9)

68 (15.6)

280 (16.8)

25–65

114 (78.6)

125 (75.8)

141 (75.8)

159 (70.7)

168 (70.0)

213 (79.2)

303 (69.5)

1223 (73.4)

 ≥ 65

7 (4.8)

12 (7.3)

10 (5.4)

16 (7.1)

29 (12.1)

24 (8.9)

65 (14.9)

163 (9.8)

Ethnic group

Han

127 (87.6)

141 (85.5)

167 (89.8)

200 (88.9)

185 (77.1)

212 (78.8)

342 (78.4)

1374 (82.5)

Others

18 (12.4)

24 (14.5)

19 (10.2)

25 (11.1)

55 (22.9)

57 (21.2)

94 (21.6)

292 (17.5)

Occupation

Student

6 (4.1)

1 (0.6)

1 (0.5)

10 (4.4)

15 (6.3)

4 (1.5)

20 (4.6)

57 (3.4)

Government worker

16 (11.0)

4 (2.4)

4 (2.2)

2 (0.9)

15 (6.3)

15 (5.6)

12 (2.8)

68 (4.1)

Farmer

68 (46.9)

92 (55.8)

111 (59.7)

104 (46.2)

104 (43.3)

86 (32.0)

161 (36.9)

726 (43.6)

Migrant worker

13 (9.0)

8 (4.8)

13 (7.0)

51 (22.7)

72 (30.0)

154 (57.2)

229 (52.5)

540 (32.4)

Others (unemployed)

42 (29.0)

60 (36.4)

57 (30.6)

58 (25.8)

34 (14.2)

10 (3.7)

14 (3.2)

275 (16.5)

Anti-TB drug history

Never use

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

16 (7.1)

21 (8.8)

15 (5.6)

28 (6.4)

80 (4.8)

Only 1st-line drugs

114 (78.6)

162 (98.2)

174 (93.5)

193 (85.8)

187 (77.9)

235 (87.4)

397 (91.1)

1462 (87.8)

1st- and 2nd-line drugs

31 (21.4)

3 (1.8)

12 (6.5)

16 (7.1)

32 (13.3)

19 (7.1)

11 (2.5)

124 (7.4)