Research Article

Genotypic Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates in the Multiethnic Area of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China

Table 5

Statistical analysis of the relationship between M. tuberculosis Beijing family and the factors associated with TB.

FactorsTotalBeijing family (%)Non-Beijing familyχ2P

Sex
 Male174123 (70.69)510.0700.791
 Female13698 (72.06)38
Age group
 ≤202319 (82.61)43.1650.367
 ~2013497 (72.39)37
 ~408158 (71.60)23
 ≥606743 (64.18)24
Type of case
 Relapse6751 (76.12)163.4120.065
 New case13384 (63.16)49
Treatment history
 Yes9362 (66.67)310.0450.832
 No9162 (68.13)29