2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.113

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Table 1.113
Percent of tuberculosis patients who completed a curative course of treatment within 12 months of initiation of treatment, United States, 1998 and 2003

Population group		2003		1998
Population group		Number^a	Percent	Number^a	Percent
Total		10,675	81.5	12,501	79.1
Age	0-17	963	91.0	1,078	87.4
	18-44	4,819	80.0	5,448	76.6
	45-64	3,055	80.6	3,437	79.1
	65 and over	1,838	82.3	2,538	81.4
Race	Black	3,046	81.8	3,924	77.2
	White	4,833	81.2	5,703	79.8
	Other	2,796	81.5	2,874	80.3
Gender	Male	6,454	80.9	7,678	78.5
Gender	Female	4,221	82.2	4,822	80.1
Ethnicity	Hispanic	2,997	80.1	2,876	78.7
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic	7,678	82.0	9,617	79.2

^a Numbers shown are for numerators only; excludes cases with unknown age, sex, race, or ethnicity.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National TB Surveillance System.

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