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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 8_2_9.2d
Patients with tuberculosis who completed a curative course of treatment within 1 year of initiation of treatment, by ethnicity (foreign born only),a United States, 2004
Population group Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
All races White Black
Numberb Percent Numberb Percent Numberb Percent Numberb Percent Numberb Percent
Total 5,766 81.3 3,547 82.7 305 82.7 840 83.5 2,219 79.1
Age 0–17 353 89.8 209 89.3 * * 111 89.5 144 90.6
18–44 3,233 80.4 1,873 82.4 123 80.4 577 83.7 1,360 77.8
45–64 1,391 81.5 914 82.9 79 87.8 120 78.9 477 79.1
65 and over 789 81.2 551 81.3 79 79.0 * * 238 81.0
Gender Male 3,318 79.6 1,929 82.6 167 79.9 482 84.1 1,389 75.8
Female 2,448 83.7 1,618 82.8 138 86.3 358 82.7 830 85.5

a Only cases with known age, sex, race, and ethnicity are shown in this table. Since 2004 the calculation of completion of therapy (COT) has been changed.

b Numbers shown are only for cases completing therapy within 12 months.

* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality (number of patients < 50).

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

 

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