Table 4 Demographic characteristics of participants
From: Risk factors of dengue fever in an urban area in Vietnam: a case-control study
Demographic characteristics | Dengue patients (%) N = 98 | Control patients (%) N = 99 | All (%) N = 197 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender a | ||||
Female | 43 (43.9%) | 53 (53.5%) | 96 (48.7%) | 0.225 |
Male | 55 (56.1%) | 46 (46.5%) | 101 (51.3%) | |
Age group a | ||||
16–30 | 62 (63.3%) | 27 (27.3%) | 89 (45.2%) | < 0.001 |
31–45 | 20 (20.4%) | 28 (28.3%) | 48 (24.4%) | |
46–60 | 15 (15.3%) | 23 (23.2%) | 38 (19.3%) | |
> 60 | 1 (1%) | 21 (21.2%) | 22 (11.2%) | |
Education level a | ||||
High school and lower | 32 (32.7%) | 54 (54.5%) | 86 (43.7%) | 0.003 |
College and higher | 66 (67.3%) | 45 (45.5%) | 111 (56.3%) | |
Marital statusb | ||||
Single | 42 (42.9%) | 15 (15.2%) | 57 (28.9%) | < 0.001 |
Married | 56 (57.1%) | 82 (82.8%) | 138 (70.1%) | |
Widowed | 0 | 2 (2%) | 2 (1%) | |
Occupation a | ||||
Office workers | 25 (25.5%) | 25 (25.3%) | 50 (25.4%) | < 0.001 |
Farmer | 5 (5.1%) | 13 (13.1%) | 18 (9.1%) | |
Pupil /Student | 36 (36.7%) | 13 (13.1%) | 49 (24.9%) | |
Unemployed | 2 (2%) | 13 (13.1%) | 15 (7.6%) | |
Retired | 2 (2%) | 15 (15.2%) | 17 (8.6%) | |
Other | 28 (28.6%) | 20 (20.2%) | 48 (24.4%) | |
Average income c (million VND/month) | ||||
Mean ± SD | 11.9 ± 7.9 | 8.3 ± 4.5 | 10.2 ± 6.7 | < 0.001 |
Having chronic diseasesa | ||||
Yes | 10 (10.2%) | 23 (23.2%) | 33 (16.8%) | 0.024 |
No | 88 (89.8%) | 76 (76.8%) | 164 (83.2%) | |