Epidemiological and risk factor data for 2495 culture positive tuberculosis patients from Greater London, 1 July 1995 to 31 December 1997
| Variable | % (n/N) |
|---|---|
| ISC=Indian subcontinent. | |
| Age | |
| 0–19 | 7.1 (178/2495) |
| 20–34 | 39 (972/2495) |
| 35–59 | 32.5 (812/2495) |
| 60+ | 17.6 (437/2495) |
| Unknown | 3.9 (96/2495) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 57.4 (1433/2495) |
| Female | 40.1 (1001/2495) |
| Unknown | 2.4 (61/2495) |
| Birth in UK | |
| UK born | 14 (273/1951) |
| Not UK born | 57.3 (1117/1951) |
| Unknown | 28.8 (561/1951) |
| Ethnic origin | |
| White | 17.9 (348/1947) |
| ISC | 22.1 (431/1947) |
| Black Caribbean | 2.9 (56/1947) |
| Black African | 25.2 (490/1947) |
| Black other | 1.7 (33/1947) |
| Other | 9.4 (182/1947) |
| Unknown | 20.9 (407/1947) |
| Sputum smear | |
| Positive | 39.5 (770/1951) |
| Negative | 26.5 (516/1951) |
| Unknown | 34.1 (665/1951) |
| Site of infection lung | 64.2 (1196/1864) |
| Previous treatment | |
| Yes | 7.4 (145/1951) |
| No | 52.3 (1020/1951) |
| Unknown | 40.3 (786/1951) |
| Immigrant screen | |
| Yes | 3.2 (63/1951) |
| No | 70.7 (1379/1951) |
| Unknown | 26.1 (509/1951) |
| Contact trace | |
| Yes | 2.7 (53/1951) |
| No | 72.4 (1412/1951) |
| Unknown | 24.9 (486/1951) |
| Ever homeless? | |
| Yes | 4.4 (110/2495) |
| No | 22.6 (564/2495) |
| Unknown | 73 (1821/2495) |
| Residential institution | |
| Yes | 0.8 (16/1951) |
| No | 5.6 (110/1951) |
| Unknown | 93.5 (1825/1951) |
| Prison | |
| Yes | 1.2 (23/1951) |
| No | 25.9 (505/1951) |
| Unknown | 72.9 (1423/1951) |
| Alcohol abuse | |
| Yes | 6.5 (126/1951) |
| No | 40.9 (797/1951) |
| Unknown | 52.7 (1028/1951) |
| Intravenous drug use | |
| Yes | 1.0 (20/1951) |
| No | 33.8 (659/1951) |
| Unknown | 65.2 (1272/1951) |
| Other substance abuse | |
| Yes | 1.3 (26/1951) |
| No | 27 (526/1951) |
| Unknown | 71.7 (1399/1951) |
| Immunosuppressed | |
| Yes | 7.9 (155/1951) |
| No | 24.2 (472/1951) |
| Unknown | 67.9 (1324/1951) |
| Retroviral | |
| Yes | 5.8 (114/1951) |
| No | 3.5 (69/1951) |
| Unknown | 90.6 (1768/1951) |
| Multidrug resistant tuberculosis | |
| Yes | 1.9 (47/2495) |
| No | 98.1 (2448/2495) |
| Antibiotic | % resistant |
| Rifampicin | 2 (49/2479) |
| Isoniazid | 7.6 (189/2479) |
| Ethambutol | 0.5 (13/2478) |
| Pyrazinamide | 1.1 (26/2468) |
| Streptomycin | 5.8 (144/2475) |
| Rifabutin | 40 (6/15) |
| Ciprofloxacin | 1.5 (3/206) |
| Clofazimine | 56.2 (9/17) |
| Clarithomycin | 18.1 (4/22) |
| Amikacin | 0 |
| Ethanolamine | 12.8 (11/86) |
| Capreomycin | 4.6 (3/65) |
| PAS | 0 |
| Cycloserine | 9.5 (6/63) |