| Demographic Factor | TB Cases (total 170) | Census data (total 307,984, unless stated otherwise) | Significance |
| Mean age (under 16’s excluded) | 32.9 (95% CI 31.12-34.68) | 38.4 (95% CI 38.31-38.45) n=238,090 | p<0.0001 |
| Gender · Male · Female | · 102 (60%) · 68 (40%) | · 160,336 (52.1%) · 147,648 (47.9%) | p=0.04557 |
| Mean household size | 4.43 (95% CI 4.07-4.8) | 2.99 (95% CI 2.98-3.01) n=101,519 | P<0.0001 |
| Country/Region of Birth · India · Pakistan · Bangladesh · Africa · UK · Europe | · 66 (38.8%) · 28 (16.5%) · 24 (14.1%) · 16 (9.4%) · 13 (7.7%) · 6 (3.5%) | · 26,807 (8.7%) · 16,462 (5.4%) · 20,945 (6.8%) · 30,822 (10%) · 142,570 (46.3%) · 32,893 (10.7%) | P<0.0001 P<0.0001 P=0.0006 ND P<0.0001 P=0.0011 |
| Period in UK (years) (excluding UK born) · < 2 · 2 - <5 · 5 - <10 · >10 | · 25 (15.9%) · 66 (42%) · 34 (21.7%) · 32 (20.4%) | · 27,353 (16.5%) · 30,140 (18.2%) · 36,634 (22.1%) · 71,287 (43.1%) | ND p<0.0001 ND p<0.0001 |
| Ethnicity · South-Asian · Black African · White UK | · 141 (82.9%) · 14 (8.2%) · 1 (0.6%) | · 120,846 (39.2%) · 40,659 (13.2%) · 52,207 (17%) | P<0.0001 P=0.0542 P<0.0001 |
| Social Grade · Total · AB · C1 · C2 · DE | · 169 · 15 (8.9%) · 54 (32%) · 13 (8%) · 87 (51.8%) | · 87,908 · 14,541 (16.5%) · 26,271 (29.9%) · 16,240 (18.5%) · 30,856 (35.1%) | · N/A · P=0.0066 · ND P=0.0001 · P<0.0001 |
Demographic and social risk factors for TB cases in Newham compared to the general population of the borough from the 2011 census data. Social grade is based upon the job of the “Household Reference Person” as follows: A = Professional and higher management, B = Middle management, C1 = Junior management and administrative, C2 = Skilled manual workers, D = Unskilled manual and casual workers and E = Unemployed.