Patient characteristics associated with East African-Indian and other Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages.

Abbreviations: EAI = East African-Indian; TB = tuberculosis; N = number; SD = standard deviation IV = intravenous.*Estimated TB prevalence >150 per 100, 000, based on the 2009 World Health Organization reports (1);†country of origin was basis for assessment into groups, hence statistical testing would not be appropriate;‡number of years of stay in Canada since immigration – for foreign born only;§co-morbidities include chronic pulmonary diseases, diabetes, cardiac diseases, renal diseases, liver diseases, and non-HIV immunosuppressive disorders (e.g. malignancies, immunosuppressive medications);ll73% missing values in the derivation cohort and completely missing in the validation cohort.For comparison between the 3 major non-EAI lineages see Table S1.