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Table 1 Demographics, occupation and outcomes of 145 cases of melioidosis

From: Incidence, risk factors and clinical epidemiology of melioidosis: a complex socio-ecological emerging infectious disease in the Alor Setar region of Kedah, Malaysia

 

Number (% of total)

Age mean (range)

Mortality Number (% of total)

Male

109 (75.2)

51.26 (9.0-83.0)

39 (35.8)

   Ethnic group

   

   Malay

98 (67.6)

51.52 (10.0-83.0)

36 (36.7)

   Chinese

5 (3.4)

58.4 (32.0-81.0)

3 (60.0)

   Indian

6 (4.1)

440.98 (9.0-70.0)

0

   Others

0

-

-

Female

36 (24.8)

47.83 (7.0-72.0)

10 (27.8)

   Ethnic group

   

   Malay

31 (21.4)

48.35 (7.0-72.0)

9 (29.3)

   Chinese

4 (2.8)

48.75 (38.0-61.0)

1 (25.0)

   Indian

0

-

-

   Others

1 (0.7)

28.00

0

Occupation

   

   Administrative and Managerial

10 (6.9)

47.7 (23-62)

3 (6.1)

   Farming, forestry, fishing

27 (18.6)

51.9 (29 - 66)

6 (22.2)

   Industrial workers

8 (5.5)

47.2 (28-64)

1 (2.2)

   Transportation work

8 (5.5)

52.6 (34-69)

3 (6.1)

   Housewife

14 (9.6)

48.4 (23-72)

3 (6.1)

   Student/children

10 (7.0)

18.0 (7-40)

2 (4.0)

   Unemployed

27 (18.6)

59.8 (31-83)

12 (24.5)

   Others

22 (15.2)

50.8 (17 - 81)

19 (38.7)

Total

145

50.40 (7-83)

49 (33.8)