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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the participants

From: Associated factors in distinguishing patients with brucellosis from suspected cases

 

Confirmed case

n (%)

Suspected case

n (%)

People without brucellosis

n (%)

C vs S vs Pe

C vs S

C vs Pe

S vs Pe

X2

P

X2

P

X2

P

X2

P

Sex

   

89

.141

< 0.001

3

.877

0.049

82

.664

< 0.001

18

.482

< 0.001

 Men

759

(76.59)

273

(71.47)

1205

(59.80)

            

 Women

232

(23.41)

109

(28.53)

810

(40.20)

            

Age

      

64

.861

< 0.001

10

.32

0.112

36

.423

< 0.001

34

.573

< 0.001

  ≤ 13

21

(2.12)

6

(1.57)

132

(6.55)

            

 14~25

99

(9.99)

24

(6.28)

234

(11.61)

            

 26~35

162

(16.35)

69

(18.06)

364

(18.06)

            

 36~45

281

(28.36)

128

(33.51)

524

(26.00)

            

 46~55

271

(27.35)

92

(24.08)

470

(23.33)

            

 56~65

129

(13.02)

56

(14.66)

225

(11.17)

            

  ≥ 66

28

(2.83)

7

(1.83)

66

(3.28)

            

Education

      

21

.509

0.018

5

.452

0.340

18

.901

0.002

3

.947

0.557

 Illiteracy

52

(5.25)

15

(3.93)

116

(5.76)

            

 Primary edu

611

(61.65)

234

(61.26)

1202

(59.65)

            

 Junior edu

296

(29.87)

112

(29.32)

559

(27.74)

            

 Senior edu

27

(2.72)

17

(4.45)

99

(4.91)

            

 Undergraduate & above

3

(0.30)

3

(0.79)

29

(1.44)

            

 Unknown

2

(0.20)

1

(0.26)

10

(0.50)

            

Occupation

      

155

.747

< 0.001

12

.754

0.415

123

.857

< 0.001

54

.654

< 0.001

 Farmers and herdsmen

838

(84.56)

331

(86.65)

1527

(75.78)

            

 Livestock merchant

6

(0.61)

3

(0.79)

21

(1.04)

            

 Livestock slaughterer

9

(0.91)

1

(0.26)

14

(0.69)

            

 Dairy processor

6

(0.61)

2

(0.52)

7

(0.35)

            

 Fur-making worker

2

(0.20)

0

(0.00)

2

(0.10)

            

 Other worker

10

(1.01)

4

(1.05)

60

(2.98)

            

 Veterinarian

3

(0.30)

2

(0.52)

7

(0.35)

            

 Doctor or nurse

0

(0.00)

1

(0.26)

6

(0.30)

            

 Student

13

(1.31)

7

(1.83)

75

(3.72)

            

 Children

12

(1.21)

2

(0.52)

79

(3.92)

            

 Unemployed

3

(0.30)

0

(0.00)

35

(1.74)

            

 Officer

0

(0.00)

2

(0.52)

30

(1.49)

            

 Freelancer

25

(2.52)

7

(1.83)

99

(4.91)

            

 Unknown

64

(6.46)

20

(5.24)

53

(2.63)