Variables | n (%) | Median (IQR: Q1, Q3) |
Total | 4524 (100.0) | 3 (11: 1, 12) |
Age (years) | ||
<15 | 15 (0.3) | 3 (33: 0, 33) |
15–64 | 3330 (73.6) | 3 (11: 1, 12) |
≥65 | 1179 (26.1) | 3 (12: 1, 13) |
Sex | ||
Female | 1353 (29.9) | 3 (12: 1, 13) |
Male | 3171 (70.1) | 3 (10: 1, 11) |
Recording system | ||
Health facilities | 2757 (60.9) | 4 (13: 1, 14) |
Social insurance systems | 508 (11.2) | 1 (4: 0, 4) |
Both | 1259 (27.8) | 3 (7: 1, 8) |
Type of TB* | ||
Sputum-negative/unknown PTB | 2987 (66.0) | 3 (12: 1, 13) |
Pleurisy | 150 (3.3) | 2 (9: 0, 9) |
Sputum-positive PTB | 1387 (30.7) | 3 (1, 10) |
TB treatment category† | ||
Previously treated | 406 (9.0) | 5 (18: 1, 19) |
New | 4118 (91.0) | 3 (10: 1, 11) |
Region | ||
Eastern | 1321 (29.2) | 3 (10: 1, 11) |
Danyang, Jiangsu | 419 (9.3) | 2 (6: 0, 6) |
Minhang, Shanghai | 522 (11.5) | 8 (21: 2, 23) |
Jiangshan, Zhejiang | 380 (8.4) | 3 (3: 1, 4) |
Central | 2017 (44.6) | 3 (13: 0, 13) |
Weishi, Henan | 667 (14.7) | 9 (28: 2, 30) |
Wuchang, Heilongjiang | 701 (15.5) | 0 (1: 0, 1) |
Qiaokou, Hubei | 649 (14.3) | 6 (11: 4, 15) |
Western | 1186 (26.2) | 3 (8: 1, 9) |
Pingguo, Guangxi | 358 (7.9) | 4 (15: 1, 16) |
Jiangyou, Sichuan | 664 (14.7) | 3 (5: 1, 6) |
Dongchuan, Yunnan | 164 (3.6) | 1 (6: 0, 6) |
*Sputum smear status for PTB was available in TB Information Management System (TBIMS) for all patients registered for treatment.
†TB treatment category was available in TBIMS for all patients registered for treatment.
PTB, pulmonary TB; Q1, first quartile; Q3, third quartile; TB, tuberculosis.