Spence D P, Hotchkiss J, Williams C S, Davies P D
Aintree Chest Centre, Fazakerley Hospital, Liverpool.
BMJ. 1993 Sep 25;307(6907):759-61. doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.759.
To examine whether the historical link between tuberculosis and poverty still exists.
Retrospective study examining the notifications of all forms of tuberculosis by council ward over a six year period and correlating this with four indices of poverty; council housing, free school meals, the Townsend overall deprivation index, and the Jarman index.
The 33 electoral wards of the city of Liverpool.
344 residents of Liverpool with tuberculosis.
The rate of tuberculosis was correlated with all measures of poverty, the strongest correlation being with the Jarman index (r = 0.73, p < 0.0001). This link was independent of the high rates of tuberculosis seen in ethnic minorities.
Tuberculosis remains strongly associated with poverty.
研究结核病与贫困之间的历史关联是否仍然存在。
回顾性研究，对六年内各市政选区所有类型结核病的通报情况进行调查，并将其与四个贫困指标相关联；市政住房、免费学校膳食、汤森总体贫困指数和贾曼指数。
利物浦市的33个选举选区。
344名患结核病的利物浦居民。
结核病发病率与所有贫困指标均相关，与贾曼指数的相关性最强（r = 0.73，p < 0.0001）。这种关联独立于少数族裔中结核病的高发病率。
结核病仍然与贫困密切相关。
