Table 1 Characteristics and CHIK seropositivity of the 945 study participants
Sociodemographic data | Total# | CHIK IgG seropositive | Chi square analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | χ2 | p-value | ||
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 376 (39.79%) | 32 | 8.51 | 7.484 | 0.007 § |
Female | 569 (60.21%) | 24 | 2.54 | Â | Â |
Age Range | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
35–44 | 134 (14.18%) | 3 | 2.24 | 6.830 | 0.078 |
45–54 | 450 (47.62%) | 24 | 5.33 |  |  |
55–64 | 311 (32.91%) | 24 | 7.72 |  |  |
65-74 | 50 (5.29%) | 5 | 10.00 | Â | Â |
Median Age, y (Range) | 53 (35–74) |  |  |  |  |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Malay | 517 (54.71%) | 42 | 8.12 | 9.893 | 0.007 § |
Chinese | 369 (49.53%) | 12 | 3.25 | Â | Â |
Indian & others | 59 (6.24%) | 2 | 3.39 | Â | Â |
Locality | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Rural | 386 (40.85%) | 40 | 10.36 | 23.042 | <0.001 § |
Urban | 559 (59.15%) | 16 | 2.86 | Â | Â |
States | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Kuala Lumpur | 275 (29.10%) | 6 | 2.18 | 76.025 | <0.001 § |
Selangor | 211 (22.33%) | 4 | 1.90 | Â | Â |
Pahang | 282 (29.84%) | 11 | 3.90 | Â | Â |
Negeri Sembilan | 177 (18.73%) | 35 | 19.77 | Â | Â |