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Table 1 Characteristics of ill returned travelers seen at GeoSentinel Clinics, expatriates versus non-expatriates, March 1997 – May 2011

From: Expatriates ill after travel: Results from the Geosentinel Surveillance Network

 

All

 

TOTAL

Expatriates

Non-expatriates

(N=14,793)

(n=2,883)

(n=11,910)

 

Percentage, %

Male *

58

64

56

Age *

   

<=19

4

6

4

20-64

92

91

93

65+

4

4

3

Sought pre-travel advice *

60

70

58

Travel reason *

   

Business

58

41

62

Volunteer

42

59

38

Trip duration *

   

<1 month

44

11

53

1-6 months

25

20

26

>6 months

18

51

10

Unknown

13

18

11

Exposure region *

   

Africa

38

39

37

Asia-Pacific

28

23

30

Latin America

19

25

17

Other a

6

7

6

Unknown

9

6

9

Patient type

   

Inpatient

10

11

10

Outpatient

90

89

90

  1. * χ 2 p-value < 0.01, comparing expatriates with non-expatriates.
  2. a Other includes Europe, Middle East, and North America and does not include unknown region (n=1277).
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