National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2006: Table 112a

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Table 112a
Tuberculosis patients who completed a curative course of treatment within 12 months of initiation of treatment,^a by race, United States, 2002

		Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group		Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent
Total		10,469	80.9	4,777	81.0	3,108	80.8	2,469	81.3	115	71.9
Age	0-17	959	89.7	487	90.0	333	89.8	128	90.1	*	*
	18-44	4,779	79.7	2,064	79.4	1,442	78.4	1,226	82.2	*	*
	45-64	2,904	81.0	1,247	81.6	957	80.8	666	80.7	*	*
	65 and over	1,827	79.6	979	79.7	376	83.7	449	77.5	*	*
Gender	Female	4,188	82.3	1,771	83.1	1,257	82.3	1,111	81.4	*	*
Gender	Male	6,281	80.0	3,006	79.8	1,851	79.9	1,358	81.2	66	70.2
Ethnicity	Hispanic	2,797	79.5	2,717	79.5	60	83.3	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic	7,672	81.4	2,060	83.1	3,048	80.8	2,456	81.3	108	73.5

^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: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander.

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