2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 120c

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Table 120c
Tuberculosis patients who completed a curative course of treatment within 12 months of initiation of treatment, by race (foreign born only),^a United States, 2003

Population group		Total		White		Black		API
Population group		Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent
Total		5,906	81.4	2,521	80.5	878	83.6	2,507	81.6
Age	0-17	352	91.4	197	91.6	73	91.3	82	91.1
	18-44	3,320	81.4	1,442	78.9	621	84.8	1,257	82.6
	45-64	1,416	80.0	548	79.4	145	78.0	723	81.0
	65 and over	818	80.2	334	83.7	*	*	445	78.2
Gender	Male	3,429	80.8	1,566	78.5	494	84.4	1,369	82.3
Gender	Female	2,477	82.3	955	84.1	384	82.6	1,138	80.8
Ethnicity	Hispanic	2,269	79.8	2,203	79.9	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic	3,637	82.4	318	84.8	838	83.9	2,481	81.6

^a Only cases with known age, sex, race, and ethnicity are shown in this table.

^b Numbers shown are only for cases completing therapy within 12 months.

^* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality (number of patients < 50).

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National TB Surveillance System.