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Table 1 Characteristics of index and subsequent cases in households where transmission was not refuted

From: Recent household transmission of tuberculosis in England, 2010–2012: retrospective national cohort study combining epidemiological and molecular strain typing data

 

Index case (n = 718)

Subsequent cases (n = 928)

Sex

 Male

358/715 (50.1%)

481/924 (52.1%)

Age (years)

 0–14

97/718 (13.5%)

364/928 (39.2%)

 15–44

471/718 (65.6%)

442/928 (47.6%)

 45–64

113/718 (15.7%)

93/928 (10.0%)

 65+

37/718 (5.2%)

29/928 (3.1%)

Country of birtha

 UK

210/685 (30.7%)

411/882 (46.6%)

 India

129/685 (18.8%)

138/882 (15.7%)

 Pakistan

78/685 (11.4%)

68/882 (7.7%)

 Nepal

23/685 (3.4%)

24/882 (2.7%)

 Somalia

59/685 (8.6%)

72/882 (8.2%)

Site of disease

 Pulmonary

538/715 (75.2%)

603/903 (66.8%)

  1. aTop five countries of birth by number of cases notified in England between 2010 and 2012