Table 1 Characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis patients, Taiwan, 2002 – 2006.
Diagnosis Time (days) | Treatment Time (days) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | Mean ± SD | p value | Mean ± SD | p value | |
Total | 78,118 | 12 ± 28 | 5 ± 29 | ||
Sex | 0.05 | 0.001 | |||
Male | 54,187 (69.4) | 12 ± 28 | 5 ± 30 | ||
Female | 23,931 (30.6) | 11 ± 27 | 4 ± 26 | ||
Age at diagnosis, mean age (range) 63.3 (1 – 108) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||
< 35 | 10,386 (13.3) | 7 ± 22 | 4 ± 24 | ||
35 – 65 | 25,084 (32.1) | 9 ± 26 | 5 ± 34 | ||
> 65 | 42,648 (54.6) | 14 ± 29 | 5 ± 26 | ||
Reporting year | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||
2002 | 15,954 (20.4) | 8 ± 27 | 7 ± 40 | ||
2003 | 14,875 (19.1) | 8 ± 25 | 5 ± 32 | ||
2004 | 16,463 (21.1) | 12 ± 28 | 4 ± 25 | ||
2005 | 15,916 (20.4) | 14 ± 28 | 4 ± 24 | ||
2006 | 14,851 (19.0) | 16 ± 30 | 4 ± 23 | ||
Ethnicity | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||
Taiwanese | 72,957 (93.4) | 12 ± 28 | 5 ± 29 | ||
Aboriginal | 2,530 (3.2) | 9 ± 23 | 9 ± 38 | ||
Abroad | 2,631 (3.4) | 6 ± 23 | 4 ± 21 | ||
Living condition | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||
Alone | 13,202 (16.9) | 10 ± 26 | 6 ± 36 | ||
With family | 50,096 (64.1) | 11 ± 27 | 5 ± 28 | ||
Unknown | 14,820 (19.0) | 16 ± 30 | 4 ± 25 | ||
Sputum smear status | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||
Negative | 43,170 (55.3) | 16 ± 31 | 5 ± 27 | ||
Positive | 27,209 (34.8) | 5 ± 18 | 4 ± 29 | ||
Unknown | 7,739 (9.9) | 10 ± 30 | 6 ± 35 | ||
Sputum culture status | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||
Negative | 20,535 (26.3) | 8 ± 26 | 4 ± 26 | ||
Positive | 34,721 (40.8) | 20 ± 32 | 5 ± 27 | ||
Unknown | 27,582 (32.4) | 3 ± 17 | 6 ± 34 | ||
Chest radiograph | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||
Normal | 1,905 (2.4) | 21 ± 30 | 6 ± 32 | ||
Aberrant, no cavity | 51,320 (65.7) | 13 ± 29 | 5 ± 28 | ||
Aberrant, cavity | 16,770 (21.5) | 6 ± 21 | 4 ± 28 | ||
Unknown | 8,123 (10.4) | 14 ± 28 | 7 ± 36 | ||
Diagnosed at a medical center | < 0.001 | 0.601 | |||
Yes | 28,151 (36.0) | 13 ± 30 | 5 ± 30 | ||
No | 49,967 (64.0) | 11 ± 26 | 5 ± 28 | ||