Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Mycobacterial Diseases in the Barletta-Andria-Trani Province, Italy (2005–2013)

Table 1

Epidemiological and clinical differences between native and immigrants patients with TBC.

	Natives; (85 pts.)	Immigrants; (44 pts.)	value
Average age at admission; SD	51.6; ±19.01	35.7; ±12.9
With regular permit to stay		33	< 0.0001
Without regular permit to stay		37
% of male sex	70	66
% of BAT residents	72.9	56.8
% of pulmonary localization	63	86	= 0.04
% of AIDS	9.4	6.8	NS
% of pulmonary comorbidity	36.5	15.9	= 0.01
% of institutionalized patients	23.5	0	< 0.0001
Average length of stay	30	29
With regular permit to stay		29
Without regular permit to stay		31
% of voluntary dismissals	7.4	13.6