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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of subjects in serological surveys of Beijing Residents in 2012 and 2008, PRC

From: Antibody induced by one-dose varicella vaccine soon became weak in children: evidence from a cross-sectional seroepidemiological survey in Beijing, PRC

 

Year 2012 (N = 2144)

Year 2008 (N = 1421)

P value

n (%)

n (%)

Geographic regiona

<0.001

 Urban

440 (20.5)

241 (17.0)

 

 Suburb

464 (21.6)

476 (33.5)

 

 Rural

1240 (57.8)

704 (49.5)

 

Gender

0.007

 Male

1054 (49.2)

632 (44.5)

 

 Female

1090 (50.8)

789 (55.5)

 

Age

<0.001

 <1 year

196 (9.1)

171 (12.0)

 

 1-4 years

208 (9.7)

350 (24.6)

 

 5-9 years

225 (10.5)

222 (15.6)

 

 10-14 years

219 (10.2)

132 (9.3)

 

 15-19 years

221 (10.3)

181 (12.7)

 

 20-29 years

430 (20.1)

119 (8.4)

 

 ≥30 years

645 (30.1)

246 (17.3)

 

Residency

 

 Permanent residents

1086 (50.7)

NA

 

 Migrants

1058 (49.3)

NA

 

Recalled Varicella History

   

 Acknowledge

158 (7.4)

NA

 

 Deny

1986 (92.6)

NA

 
  1. aGeographic regions within Beijing were defined as rural, suburb and urban according to the level of urbanization in each district/county