Clustering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cases in Acapulco: Spoligotyping and Risk Factors

Table 3

Characteristics of the pulmonary TB case series in Acapulco.

Variable	𝑛=300	%
Sex *
Male	190	63.3
Female	110	36.7
Age (in years)**
15–24	51	17
26–34	72	24
35–44	58	19.3
45–54	55	18.3
55–64	40	13.3
65 +	24	8
Signs and symptoms
Duration of the cough >3 months**	192	64
Lost weight**	271	90.3
Fever**	227	75.7
Hemoptysis**	151	50.3
Associated illness**	132	44
Type of associated illness ** (n = 132)
Diabetes	77	58.3
Drug user	20	15.2
AIDS	12	9.1
Alcoholism	7	5.3
Undernutrition	3	2.3
Others	13	9.8
Prior TB **	26	8.7
Husband/wife with prior TB ** (n = 190)	22	11.6
Recent contact with someone with TB **
Yes	112	37.3
No	150	50
Do not know	37	12.3
Indigenous**	27	9
Indigenous group** (n = 27)
Náhuatl	16	59.3
Mixteco	9	33.3
Amuzgo	2	7.4
State of birth **
Guerrero	272	90.7
Oaxaca	11	3.7
Estado de México	4	1.3
Michoacán	3	1
Other state	10	3.3
Region of birth ** (n = 272)
Acapulco	150	55.1
Zone Centro	25	9.2
La Montaña	7	2.6
Costa Chica	46	16.9
Costa Grande	21	7.7
Zone Norte	8	2.9
Tierra Caliente	12	4.4

^∗𝑃 value =.05,
^∗∗𝑃 value <.05.