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Table 1 Incidence of Acute Gastrointestinal Illness During a 28 Day Period Among Study Subjects

From: A prospective study of rural drinking water quality and acute gastrointestinal illness

Variable

No Reported AGII

Reported AGII

 

N

%

N

%

Sex

    

Female

272

90.7

28

9.3

Male

296

92.8

23

7.2

Age

    

50+years

189

96.9

6

3.1

11–49 years

315

90.3

34

9.7

0–10 years

62

84.9

11

15.1

Education completed

    

College/trade school/university

248

92.9

19

7.1

Grade school/highschool

316

90.8

32

9.2

  1. AGII is acute gastrointestinal illness for specific defination, see methods