Table 1 Characteristics of patients (n = 545)
From: Treatment outcomes of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the Netherlands, 2005–2015
No | Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
1 | Socio-demographic | |
Malea | 295 (54.1) | |
Age (years): | ||
18–24 | 106 (19.4) | |
25–64 | 404 (74.1) | |
65+ | 35 (6.4) | |
Country of birtha: | ||
Somalia | 109 (20) | |
The Netherlands | 74 (13.6) | |
Morocco | 41 (7.5) | |
Indonesia | 28 (5.1) | |
Others | 293 (53.8) | |
Rural domicileb | 359 (65.9) | |
2 | Current TB diagnosis | |
Pulmonary diagnosis: | ||
ETB | 191 (35) | |
PTB | 283 (51.9) | |
ETB + PTB | 71 (13) | |
Type of TB location: | ||
Lungs | 333 (61.1) | |
Miliary and central nervous system TB | 13 (2.4) | |
Respiratory tract | 38 (7) | |
Intestinal tract | 15 (2.8) | |
Bone and joint | 28 (5.1) | |
Urogenital tract | 9 (1.7) | |
Other organ | 109 (20) | |
Diagnosed by doctors abroad | 11 (2) | |
3 | History of TB disease & treatment | |
Previously diagnosed TBa | 59 (10.8) | |
Previously treated LTBIa | 24 (4.4) | |
4 | The risk group of TB | |
TB contacts | 29 (5.3) | |
Immigrants | 68 (12.5) | |
Asylum seekers | 87 (16) | |
Illegal immigrants | 14 (2.6) | |
Homeless individual | 15 (2.8) | |
Alcohol dependence | 8 (1.5) | |
Substance abuse | 18 (3.3) | |
Health care workers | 4 (0.7) | |
Travelers from/in endemic areas for more than three month | 19 (3.5) | |
Prisoners | 12 (2.2) | |
5 | Comorbidities | |
Diabetes | 18 (3.3) | |
Malignancy | 11 (2) | |
Insufficient renal function or on dialysis | 5 (0.9) | |
Organ transplantation | 2 (0.4) | |