Table 1 Characteristics of cohort members
Factors | n (%) |
|---|---|
Total | 21,986 (100) |
Sex | |
 Men | 15,456 (70.3) |
 Women | 6530 (29.7) |
High school education | 1401 (6.4) |
Smokers | 14,023 (63.8) |
Heavy alcohol user | 7679 (34.9) |
Unemployed | 13,038 (59.3) |
Age at tuberculosis diagnosis, years, mean (SD) | 47.1 (12.9) |
Follow-up duration, years, mean (SD) | 6.2 (4.4) |
Total follow-up duration, person-years | 136,816 |
Cancer cases | 1583 |
Respiratory tuberculosis | 20,302 (92.3) |
Human immunodeficiency virus infection | 77 (0.4) |