Analysis of age and sex of population with pulmonary tuberculosis suspicious symptoms domiciling in ;Yuexiu District of Guangzhou during 2010-2015
10.3969/j.issn.1006-5725.2016.12.047
- VernacularTitle:2010～2015年广州市越秀区肺结核可疑症状者人群年龄性别特征分析
- Author:
Yumei LIU
;
Zhihui LIU
;
Tao SONG
;
Xiaoyan LI
;
Guobiao LIU
;
Zhiqiang LIANG
;
Huixian ZHOU
;
Yanbin ZHANG
;
Shouyong TAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Tuberculosis/ pulmonary;
Suspicious symptoms;
Guangzhou
- From:
The Journal of Practical Medicine
2016;32(12):2048-2050
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective Age and sex of the population with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) symptoms in Yuexiu District of Guangzhou were analyzed , to find out the prevalence and important risk factors responsible for tuberculosis in this district. Methods New PTB suspects domiciling in Guangzhou Yuexiu District during 2010-2015 were of interests. Data from Guangzhou Tuberculosis Control Project registration book and biobank of Guangzhou Tuberculosis Translational Medicine Center were applied to analyzed the frequency distribution of age and sex of the population. Results 6 154 cases of PTB suspects were included in this study. As to sex,ratio of male to female was 1.70 and there was no obvious fluctuation from 2010 to 2015. Frequency distribution among PTB suspects under 40 had no difference between male and female , but the ratio of male to female was nearly 1.70 for study objects aged above 40.As to age , there was a minor peak in the age group of 25~ while the greater peak was in the age group of 50~ after the age group of 35~. Conclusion In Yuexiu District of Guangzhou ,male were more likely to be the PTB suspects than female , and the peak age of prevalence was between 50 and 60.
