From: Local level epidemiological analysis of TB in people from a high incidence country of birth
Age group (years) | LGAs with higher TB rates (n=9) in HIC population | NSW high incidence c.o.b population excluding the nine high TB rate LGAs | |||||||
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TB | 2006-2008 Pop. | Rate* | TB | 2006-2008 Pop. | Rate* | Rate ratio | 95% | CI | |
lower | upper | ||||||||
0-4yrs | 1 | 4,588 | 21.8 | 2 | 10,359 | 19.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 12.5 |
5-19yrs | 34 | 49,594 | 68.6 | 40 | 133,449 | 30.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.6 |
20-64yrs | 399 | 435,596 | 91.6 | 453 | 940,587 | 48.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
65+ | 58 | 45,815 | 126.6 | 83 | 106,623 | 77.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
Total | 492 | 533,193 | 92.3 | 578 | 1,191,018 | 48.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 |