Table 1 Socio-demographic characterization of the inquired / scored population and EP-Score results per socio-demographic groups
Inquired population (n = 1276) | Scored population (n = 1182) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | n (%) | EP-score median (P25-P75)+ | p-value | |
Gender (n = 1267) | <0 · 001‘ | |||
Male | 506 | 480 (40 · 6) | 5 · 0 (4 · 0 - 7 · 0) | |
Female | 761 | 701 (59 · 4) | 5 · 0 (3 · 0 - 6 · 0) | |
Education level (years) (n = 1251) | <0 · 001‘’ | |||
Never studied (0) | 75 | 69 (5 · 9) | 3 · 0 (2 · 0 – 4 · 0) | |
Fourth grade (4) | 484 | 446 (38 · 2) | 4 · 0 (3 · 0 – 5 · 0) | |
Ninth grade (9) | 281 | 262 (22 · 5) | 5 · 0 (4 · 0 – 6 · 0) | |
High school (12) | 220 | 207 (17 · 7) | 6 · 0 (4 · 0 – 7 · 0) | |
Upper education (+12) | 191 | 183 (15 · 7) | 7 · 0 (6 · 0 – 8 · 0) | |
Age groups (years) (n = 1256) | <0 · 001‘’ | |||
25 or younger | 170 | 154 (13 · 2) | 4 · 0 (3 · 0 – 6 · 0) | |
26-35 | 172 | 161 (13 · 8) | 5 · 0 (3 · 0 – 7 · 0) | |
36-45 | 197 | 191 (16 · 3) | 5 · 0 (4 · 0 – 7 · 0) | |
46-55 | 221 | 207 (17 · 7) | 5 · 0 (4 · 0 – 7 · 0) | |
56-65 | 182 | 174 (14 · 9) | 5 · 0 (3 · 0 – 6 · 0) | |
66-75 | 185 | 167 (14 · 3) | 5 · 0 (3 · 0 – 6 · 0) | |
76 or older | 129 | 116 (9 · 9) | 4 · 0 (3 · 0 – 6 · 0) | |
Municipality (n = 1275) | <0 · 001‘’ | |||
Santa Luzia | 417 | 388 (32 · 9) | 6 · 0 (4 · 0 – 7 · 0) | |
São Pedro | 314 | 304 (25 · 7) | 5 · 0 (4 · 0 –7 · 0) | |
Câmara de Lobos | 544 | 489 (41 · 4) | 4 · 0 (3 · 0 – 5 · 0) | |
Travelled to EC* (n = 1245) | <0 · 001‘ | |||
Yes | 311 | 287 (24 · 7) | 5 · 0 (4 · 0 – 7 · 0) | |
No | 934 | 876 (75 · 3) | 5 · 0 (3 · 0 – 6 · 0) | |
‘Bitten by mosquitoes’ (n = 1271) | ||||
Yes | 944 | 887 (75 · 2) | 5 · 0 (4 · 0 – 7 · 0) | <0 · 001‘ |
No | 327 | 293 (24 · 8) | 4 · 0 (3 · 0 – 6 · 0) | |