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Table 1.104
Percent of tuberculosis patients who complete a curative course of treatment within 12 months of initiation of treatment, United States, 1999 and 2001 |
| |
|
2001a |
1999 |
| Population group |
Numberb |
Percent |
Numberb |
Percent |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
11,279 |
80.5 |
12,153 |
79.9 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Age (not age adjusted) |
0-17 |
953 |
88.2 |
1,066 |
88.5 |
| 18-44 |
5,150 |
78.9 |
5,345 |
78.0 |
| 45-64 |
3,237 |
80.5 |
3,371 |
79.5 |
| 65 and over |
1,939 |
81.4 |
2,371 |
81.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Race |
Black |
3,458 |
81.3 |
3,865 |
80.2 |
| White |
5,030 |
80.0 |
5,485 |
80.3 |
| Other |
2,791 |
80.5 |
2,803 |
78.7 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Gender |
Male |
6,916 |
79.8 |
7,484 |
79.7 |
| Female |
4,363 |
81.8 |
4,669 |
80.3 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ethnicity |
Hispanic |
2,833 |
78.5 |
2,751 |
79.1 |
| Non-Hispanic |
8,446 |
81.2 |
9,389 |
80.2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
a Only cases with known age, sex, race and ethnicity are shown for the 2001 data.
b Numbers shown are for numerators only.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National TB Surveillance System.
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