Volume 7, Number 7—June 2001
Research
Tuberculosis in North Carolina: Trends Across Two Decades, 1980-1999
Hamisu M. Salihu*
, Eknath Naik*, William F. O'Brien*, Getachew Dagne*, Raoul Ratard†, and Thomas Mason*
, Eknath Naik*, William F. O'Brien*, Getachew Dagne*, Raoul Ratard†, and Thomas Mason*Table 2
Trends in incidence rates of TB by selected variables, North Carolina, 1982-1999
| Variable | Parameter estimatea | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | -0.24 | >0.0001 |
| Male | -0.55 | 0.0001 |
| Age group | ||
| <15 | -0.033 | 0.19 |
| 15-24 | -0.027 | 0.59 |
| 25-44 | -0.113 | 0.014 |
| 45-64 | -0.60 | 0.0001 |
| >65 | -1.41 | 0.0001 |
| Race | ||
| White | -0.21 | 0.0001 |
| Black | -1.11 | 0.0001 |
| Asian | -0.99 | 0.03 |
| Native American | -0.024 | 0.19 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic | -0.47 | 0.0001 |
| Hispanic | 3.2 | 0.0001 |
| Country of originb | ||
| Foreign-born | 1.2 | 0.0084 |
| US-born | -0.53 | 0.0011 |
| US-born (blacks only) | -1.61 | 0.0033 |
aThis denotes the slope that reflects an increasing (if positive) or decreasing (if negative) trend.
bData from 1993 to 1999.
