Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of new cases of tuberculosis in Divinópolis during the period 2002–2012
From: Spatial distribution of tuberculosis from 2002 to 2012 in a midsize city in Brazil
Variable | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 221 | 67.8 |
Female | 105 | 32.2 |
Age group (years) | ||
0–14 | 15 | 4.6 |
15–24 | 35 | 10.7 |
25–44 | 134 | 41.1 |
45–64 | 110 | 33.8 |
≥ 65 | 32 | 9.8 |
Clinical form of tuberculosis | ||
Pulmonary | 240 | 73.6 |
Extrapulmonary | 77 | 23.6 |
Both | 9 | 2.8 |
Clinical evolution | ||
Cure | 243 | 74.5 |
Dropout | 40 | 12.3 |
Death from other causes | 30 | 9.2 |
Death from tuberculosis | 8 | 2.5 |
Transfer | 5 | 1.5 |