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

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Table 120a
Tuberculosis patients who completed a curative course of treatment within 12 months of initiation of treatment,^a by race, United States, 2003

Population group		Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group		Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent
Total		10,675	81.5	4,833	81.2	3,046	81.8	2,669	81.7	127	77.9
Age	0-17	963	91.0	521	91.2	286	91.1	140	89.7	*	*
	18-44	4,819	80.0	2,041	78.4	1,417	80.2	1,315	82.6	*	*
	45-64	3,055	80.6	1,300	80.3	956	81.1	752	80.9	*	*
	65 and over	1,838	82.3	971	83.8	387	83.2	462	78.4	*	*
Gender	Male	6,454	80.9	3,055	80.1	1,844	81.3	1,469	82.4	86	77.5
Gender	Female	4,221	82.2	1,778	83.1	1,202	82.5	1,200	80.9	*	*
Ethnicity	Hispanic	2,997	80.1	2,896	80.2	65	82.3	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic	7,678	82.0	1,937	82.8	2,981	81.8	2,642	81.8	118	78.7

^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.