Table 1 Demographic characteristics by county.
From: Does directly observed therapy (DOT) reduce drug resistant tuberculosis?
| Â | Â | Selective DOT County | Â | Universal DOT County | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | TB Patients | General Population | p-value | TB Patients | General Population | p-value |
Demographic | Â | (n = 1,194) | Â | Â | (n = 512) | Â | Â |
Age (years) | <5 | 2% | 8% | <0.0001 | 1% | 8% | <0.0001 |
| Â | 5 - 17 | 3% | 20% | Â | 2% | 20% | Â |
| Â | 18 - 64 | 85% | 64% | Â | 84% | 64% | Â |
|  | ≥65 | 10% | 8% |  | 12% | 8% |  |
Sex | Male | 66% | 50% | <0.0001 | 67% | 49% | <0.0001 |
| Â | Female | 34% | 50% | Â | 33% | 51% | Â |
Race/ethnicity | Black | 42% | 20% | <0.0001 | 29% | 13% | <0.0001 |
| Â | Hispanic | 29% | 30% | Â | 24% | 20% | Â |
| Â | White | 17% | 44% | Â | 31% | 62% | Â |
| Â | Asian | 11% | 4% | Â | 15% | 4% | Â |
| Â | Other | 0% | 2% | Â | 1% | 1% | Â |