Table 2 Demographic characteristics of patients with meningococcal disease
Characteristics | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2008–2017 (Average) | ||||||||||||
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N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Total | All | 125 | 100.0% | 88 | 100.0% | 75 | 100.0% | 68 | 100.0% | 67 | 100.0% | 66 | 100.0% | 43 | 100.0% | 50 | 100.0% | 40 | 100.0% | 18 | 100.0% | 64.0 | 100.0% |
Gender | Female | 60 | 48.0% | 34 | 38.6% | 41 | 54.7% | 31 | 45.6% | 32 | 47.8% | 30 | 45.5% | 21 | 48.8% | 22 | 44.0% | 15 | 37.5% | 6 | 33.3% | 29.2 | 45.6% |
Male | 65 | 52.0% | 54 | 61.4% | 34 | 45.3% | 37 | 54.4% | 35 | 52.2% | 36 | 54.5% | 22 | 51.2% | 28 | 56.0% | 25 | 62.5% | 12 | 66.7% | 34.8 | 54.4% | |
Age (in years) | Median | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 7 | |||||||||||
Age group | <1 year | 38 | 30.4% | 20 | 22.7% | 20 | 26.7% | 10 | 14.7% | 13 | 19.4% | 10 | 15.2% | 8 | 18.6% | 5 | 10.0% | 3 | 7.5% | 2 | 11.1% | 12.9 | 20.2% |
1–4 years | 46 | 36.8% | 19 | 21.6% | 22 | 29.3% | 22 | 32.4% | 17 | 25.4% | 17 | 25.8% | 11 | 25.6% | 12 | 24.0% | 9 | 22.5% | 3 | 16.7% | 17.8 | 27.8% | |
5–14 years | 12 | 9.6% | 19 | 21.6% | 9 | 12.0% | 7 | 10.3% | 11 | 16.4% | 13 | 19.7% | 2 | 4.7% | 5 | 10.0% | 3 | 7.5% | 1 | 5.6% | 8.2 | 12.8% | |
15–24 years | 6 | 4.8% | 5 | 5.7% | 7 | 9.3% | 7 | 10.3% | 7 | 10.4% | 4 | 6.1% | 5 | 11.6% | 9 | 18.0% | 6 | 15.0% | 3 | 16.7% | 5.9 | 9.2% | |
25–49 years | 10 | 8.0% | 12 | 13.6% | 9 | 12.0% | 10 | 14.7% | 8 | 11.9% | 7 | 10.6% | 5 | 11.6% | 5 | 10.0% | 8 | 20.0% | 4 | 22.2% | 7.8 | 12.2% | |
50+ years | 13 | 10.4% | 13 | 14.8% | 8 | 10.7% | 12 | 17.6% | 11 | 16.4% | 15 | 22.7% | 12 | 27.9% | 14 | 28.0% | 11 | 27.5% | 5 | 27.8% | 11.4 | 17.8% | |
Region | East Midlands | 8 | 6.4% | 2 | 2.3% | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | 1.5% | 6 | 9.0% | 1 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.9 | 3.0% |
East of England | 8 | 6.4% | 7 | 8.0% | 7 | 9.3% | 7 | 10.3% | 5 | 7.5% | 2 | 3.0% | 3 | 7.0% | 4 | 8.0% | 2 | 5.0% | 3 | 16.7% | 4.8 | 7.5% | |
London | 8 | 6.4% | 17 | 19.3% | 8 | 10.7% | 12 | 17.6% | 12 | 17.9% | 15 | 22.7% | 7 | 16.3% | 6 | 12.0% | 9 | 22.5% | 3 | 16.7% | 9.7 | 15.2% | |
North East | 6 | 4.8% | 4 | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.9% | 3 | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 7.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.8 | 2.8% | |
North West | 25 | 20.0% | 19 | 21.6% | 15 | 20.0% | 16 | 23.5% | 11 | 16.4% | 12 | 18.2% | 6 | 14.0% | 12 | 24.0% | 6 | 15.0% | 5 | 27.8% | 12.7 | 19.8% | |
South Central | 17 | 13.6% | 7 | 8.0% | 8 | 10.7% | 3 | 4.4% | 2 | 3.0% | 5 | 7.6% | 11 | 25.6% | 9 | 18.0% | 5 | 12.5% | 1 | 5.6% | 6.8 | 10.6% | |
South East Coast | 18 | 14.4% | 10 | 11.4% | 6 | 8.0% | 9 | 13.2% | 5 | 7.5% | 5 | 7.6% | 5 | 11.6% | 7 | 14.0% | 7 | 17.5% | 4 | 22.2% | 7.6 | 11.9% | |
South West | 18 | 14.4% | 8 | 9.1% | 12 | 16.0% | 9 | 13.2% | 12 | 17.9% | 8 | 12.1% | 5 | 11.6% | 5 | 10.0% | 3 | 7.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 12.5% | |
West Midlands | 14 | 11.2% | 11 | 12.5% | 13 | 17.3% | 6 | 8.8% | 5 | 7.5% | 15 | 22.7% | 5 | 11.6% | 5 | 10.0% | 4 | 10.0% | 2 | 11.1% | 8 | 12.5% | |
Yorkshire & The Humber | 3 | 2.4% | 3 | 3.4% | 5 | 6.7% | 3 | 4.4% | 6 | 9.0% | 3 | 4.5% | 1 | 2.3% | 2 | 4.0% | 1 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.7 | 4.2% | |
Setting of the index event | Primary healthcare | 31 | 24.8% | 21 | 23.9% | 17 | 22.7% | 18 | 26.5% | 11 | 16.4% | 15 | 22.7% | 7 | 16.3% | 13 | 26.0% | 11 | 27.5% | 3 | 16.7% | 14.7 | 23.0% |
Hospital care | 93 | 74.4% | 67 | 76.1% | 58 | 77.3% | 50 | 73.5% | 56 | 83.6% | 51 | 77.3% | 36 | 83.7% | 37 | 74.0% | 29 | 72.5% | 15 | 83.3% | 49.2 | 76.9% | |
Nulla | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.1 | 0.2% | |