Table 1 Absolute and relative frequencies of demographic variables and risk factors among individuals from Yanomami, Brazil
Yanomami villages | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alapusi | Castanha/Ahima | Gasolina | Taibrapa | Total | p | ||
n = 78 | n = 126 | n = 105 | n = 121 | n = 430 | |||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Gender | Male | 31 (39.7) | 62 (49.2) | 39 (37.1) | 48 (39.7) | 180 (41.9) | 0.22 |
Female | 47 (60.3) | 64 (50.8) | 66 (62.9) | 73 (60.3) | 250 (58.1) | ||
Age groupa (years) | 0–15 | 19 (24.4) | 17 (13.5) | 24 (22.9) | 34 (28.1) | 94 (21.9) | |
16–30 | 27 (34.6) | 51 (40.5) | 36 (34.3) | 36 (29.8) | 150 (34.9) | ||
31–45 | 15 (19.2) | 26 (20.6) | 21 (20.0) | 28 (23.1) | 90 (20.9) | 0.56 | |
46–60 | 10 (12.8) | 20 (15.9) | 16 (15.2) | 13 (10.7) | 59 (13.7) | ||
> 60 | 6 (7.7) | 8 (6.3) | 8 (7.6) | 10 (8.3) | 32 (7.4) | ||
Year of Birth | Before 1995 | 33 (42.3) | 52 (41.3) | 53 (50.5) | 60 (49.6) | 198 (46.0) | |
After 1995 | 44 (56.4) | 70 (55.5) | 52 (49.5) | 61 (50.4) | 227 (52.8) | 0.76 | |
Risk Factors | Piercing | 72 (92.3) | 121 (96.0) | 100 (95.2) | 116 (95.9) | 409 (95.1) | 0.34 |
Tattoo | 43 (55.1) | 88 (69.8) | 75 (71.4) | 69 (57.0) | 275 (63.9) | 0.01 | |
Contact/ miners | 29 (37.2) | 43 (34.1) | 49 (46.7) | 25 (20.7) | 146 (33.9) | < 0.01 | |