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Table 4 Age standardised TB rates of Local Government Areas with higher rates in high incidence country of birth (HIC) than rest of NSW, 2006-2008

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

  
 

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