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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of brucellosis patients and control subjects

From: Association between risk of brucellosis and genetic variations in MicroRNA-146a

Factors

Case group n = 108

Control group n = 108

P-value

Age

 Mean ± SD

15.19 ± 44.55

10.448 ± 37.38

 < 0.001

 Range (years)

15–87

19–65

 

No (%)

No (%)

 

Sex

 Men

73 (67.6)

85 (78.7)

0.091

 Women

35 (32.4)

23 (21.3)

Habitat

 Urban

17 (15.7)

(71.3) 77

 < 0.001

 Rural

91 (84.3)

31 (28.7)

History of non-pasteurized dairy products

 Yes

87 (80.6)

–

 < 0.001

 No

21 (80.6)

108 (100)

History of contact with livestock

 Yes

89 (82.4)

–

 < 0.001

 No

19 (17.6)

108 (100)

History of Brucellosis

 Yes

29 (26.9)

–

 < 0.001

 No

79 (73.1)

108 (100)

History of brucellosis treatment

 Yes

28 (25.9)

–

< 0.001

 No

80 (74.1)

108 (100)