Volume 25, Number 3—March 2019
Synopsis
Epidemiology of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis among Inpatients, China, 2008–2017
Yu Pang1, Jun An1, Wei Shu1, Fengmin Huo, Naihui Chu, Mengqiu Gao, Shibing Qin, Hairong Huang, Xiaoyou Chen, and Shaofa Xu
Table 2
Distribution of extrapulmonary tuberculosis by demographic and clinical characteristics, China, 2008–2017
| Characteristics | Skeletal, % | Pleural, % | Meningeal, % | Disseminated, % | Lymphatic, % | Genitourinary, % | Others, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||||
| M | 1,446 (38.7) | 1,178 (31.5) | 263 (7.0) | 219 (5.9) | 101 (2.7) | 10 (0.3) | 519 (13.9) |
| F |
1,197 (44.4) |
495 (18.4) |
177 (6.6) |
208 (7.7) |
232 (8.6) |
34 (1.3) |
354 (13.1) |
| Age groups, y | |||||||
| <25 | 520 (33.3) | 470 (30.1) | 128 (8.2) | 154 (9.9) | 84 (5.4) | 6 (0.4) | 201 (12.9) |
| 25–44 | 736 (35.0) | 561 (26.7) | 170 (8.1) | 139 (6.6) | 162 (7.7) | 17 (0.8) | 317 (15.1) |
| 45–64 | 914 (51.3) | 362 (20.3) | 102 (5.7) | 72 (4.0) | 62 (3.5) | 18 (1.0) | 252 (14.1) |
| ≥65 |
473 (48.0) |
280 (28.4) |
40 (4.1) |
62 (6.3) |
25 (2.5) |
3 (0.3) |
103 (10.4) |
| Residence | |||||||
| Rural | 941 (49.6) | 385 (20.3) | 128 (6.8) | 130 (6.9) | 47 (2.5) | 13 (0.7) | 252 (13.3) |
| Urban |
1,702 (37.5) |
1,288 (28.4) |
312 (6.9) |
297 (6.5) |
286 (6.3) |
31 (0.7) |
621 (13.7) |
| Treatment history | |||||||
| New case | 2,585 (42.2) | 1,631 (26.7) | 417 (6.8) | 406 (6.6) | 304 (5.0) | 42 (0.7) | 733 (12.0) |
| Retreated case |
58 (18.4) |
42 (13.3) |
23 (7.3) |
21 (6.7) |
29 (9.2) |
2 (0.6) |
140 (44.4) |
| Diabetes | |||||||
| No | 2,591 (40.8) | 1,660 (26.1) | 437 (6.9) | 423 (6.7) | 332 (5.2) | 44 (0.7) | 865 (13.6) |
| Yes |
52 (64.2) |
13 (16.0) |
3 (3.7) |
4 (4.9) |
1 (1.2) |
0 |
8 (9.9) |
| Culture determination | |||||||
| Negative | 2,204 (42.8) | 1,383 (26.8) | 362 (7.0) | 280 (5.4) | 286 (5.6) | 35 (0.7) | 602 (11.7) |
| Positive | 277 (36.5) | 198 (26.1) | 17 (2.2) | 88 (11.6) | 6 (0.8) | 4 (0.5) | 168 (22.2) |
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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