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Table 4 Correlation coefficients between rates related to PTB and the HDI/GI in Brazil’sfive macro-regions

From: Social determinants of pulmonary tuberculosis in Brazil: an ecological study

Variable

Brazilian regions

 

North

Northeast

Southeast

South

Midwest

449 cities

1792 cities

1668 cities

1188 cities

463 cities

HDI

GI

HDI

GI

HDI

GI

HDI

GI

HDI

GI

Incidence rate of TB

−0.11

0.22

0.18

0.08

0.13

0.15

0.05

0.44

−0.02

0.25

Cure

−0.14

0.2

0.07

0.06

0.14

0.12

0.05

0.03

0.04

0.24

Lost to follow-up

−0.01

0.09

0.20

0.08

0.30

0.21

0.14

0.05

0.14

0.15

Relapse

−0.05

0.01

0.24

0.08

0.27

0.18

0.15

0.68

0.15

0.2

AIDS

0.2

−0.02

0.27

0.09

0.38

0.1

0.23

0.1

0.17

0.1

Death dueto PTB

0.07

0.01

0.16

0.09

0.23

0.2

0.11

0.11

0.1

0.21

  1. Death due to PTB rate calculated by direct standardization. Incidence rates per 100,000 population. Coefficients were calculated between the HDI/GI and % of cure, % lost to follow-up, % relapse, PTB incidence rate, death due to PTB rate, and AIDS incidence rate
  2. AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HDI Human Development Index, GI Gini Index