Table 1 Characteristics of Patients with Culture Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis: comparison of patients with any drug resistance, MDR-TB and XDR-TB
From: Rates and risk factors for drug resistance tuberculosis in Northeastern China
Variable | Totally 1012,n(%) | Any drug resistance, n(%) | p-Value | MDR-TB, n(%) | p-Value | XDR-TB, n(%) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Female | 264(26.1) | 89(33.7) | 0.178 | 32(12.1) | 0.022 | 3(1.1) | 0.115* |
  Male | 748(73.9) | 219(29.3) | 56(7.5) | 2(0.3) | |||
Age groups (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  0-28 | 250(24.7) | 44(17.6) | <0.001 | 13(5.2) | 0.002 | 1(0.4) | 0.208* |
  28-54 | 254(25.1) | 94(37.0) | 35(13.8) | 1(0.4) | |||
  54-65 | 230(22.7) | 82(35.7) | 23(10.0) | 3(1.3) | |||
  65+ | 278(27.5) | 88(31.7) | 17(6.1) | 0(0) | |||
Migrant population | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Yes | 9(0.9) | 6(66.7) | 0.027* | 2(22.2) | 0.181* | 0(0) | 1* |
  No | 1003(99.1) | 302(30.1) | 86(8.6) | 5(0.5) | |||
Treatment history | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  New Cases | 816(80.6) | 191(23.4) | <0.001 | 34(4.2) | <0.001 | 0(0) | <0.001* |
  Pre Treated Cases | 196(19.4) | 117(59.7) | 54(27.6) | 5(2.6) | |||
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Rural areas | 859(84.9) | 258(30.0) | 0.512 | 69(8.0) | 0.076 | 3(0.3) | 0.167* |
  Urban Districts | 153(15.1) | 50(32.7) | 19(12.4) | 2(1.3) | |||
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Farmer | 783(77.4) | 247(31.5) | 0.156 | 69(8.8) | 0.808 | 1(0.4) | 1* |
  Non-farmer | 229(22.6) | 61(26.6) | 19(8.3) | 4(0.5) |