Research Article

Epidemiology and Association Rules Analysis for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Cases with Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis from Age and Gender Perspective: A Large-Scale Retrospective Multicenter Observational Study in China

Table 1

The proportion of TB diagnosis (proportion ≥ 1.0%).

TB typesFrequencyProportion (95% CI) (%)

Pulmonary tuberculosis36018782.0511 (81.9372–82.1645)
Tuberculous pleurisy10368023.6184 (23.4929–23.7444)
Bronchial tuberculosis307797.0115 (6.9361–7.0874)
Tuberculous meningitis157113.5790 (3.5242–3.6344)
Tuberculous lymphadenitis of the neck152823.4813 (3.4272–3.5359)
Tuberculous peritonitis100592.2915 (2.2474–2.3362)
Tuberculous empyema73411.6723 (1.6346–1.7107)
Lumbar vertebra tuberculosis71901.6379 (1.6006–1.6759)
Tuberculous pericarditis58421.3308 (1.2971–1.3652)
Thoracic vertebra tuberculosis53171.2112 (1.1791–1.2440)
Tuberculous polyserositis48701.1094 (1.0786–1.1408)
Intestinal tuberculosis47111.0732 (1.0429–1.1041)
Chest wall tuberculosis46391.0568 (1.0267–1.0875)

Note. Proportion = frequency100%/438979.