Table 1 Demographic characteristics of hospitalized laboratory-confirmed influenza cases of the Vigilancia Integrada Comunitaria (VICo) Respiratory Surveillance System, 2008鈥�2012
From: Hospitalization and death among patients with influenza, Guatemala, 2008鈥�2012
Characteristics | Guatemala Cityan鈥�=鈥�60 | Quetzaltenango (Xela) n鈥�=鈥�224 | Santa Rosa (Cuilapa) n鈥�=鈥�162 | Total n鈥�=鈥�446 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||||
鈥僊别诲颈补苍 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | &濒迟;鈥�0.01b |
鈥僊别补苍 | 4.5 | 24.3 | 15.3 | 18.3 | |
鈥僐补苍驳别 | 0.06鈥�83.3 | 0.04鈥�89.8 | 0.03鈥�80.9 | 0.02鈥�83.6 | |
Age Group | |||||
鈥�0鈥�2 | 38 (63) | 86 (38) | 81 (50) | 205 (46) | &濒迟;鈥�0.01c |
鈥冣赌�&驳迟;鈥�2鈥�5 | 18 (30) | 25 (11) | 13 (8) | 56 (13) | |
鈥冣赌�&驳迟;鈥�5鈥�15 | 0 | 13 (6) | 21 (13) | 34 (8) | |
鈥冣赌�&驳迟;鈥�15鈥�50 | 2 (3) | 44 (20) | 25 (15) | 71 (16) | |
鈥冣赌�&驳迟;鈥�50鈥�65 | 1 (2) | 26 (12) | 9 (6) | 36 (8) | |
鈥冣赌�&驳迟;鈥�65 | 1 (2) | 30 (13) | 13 (8) | 44 (10) | |
Sex | |||||
鈥僊补濒别 | 30 (50) | 132 (59) | 92 (57) | 254 (57) | 0.46c |
Ethnicity | |||||
鈥僆苍诲颈驳别苍辞耻蝉 | 5 (8) | 146 (69) | 6 (4) | 157 (36) | &濒迟;鈥�0.01c |
鈥僉补诲颈苍辞 | 55 (92) | 65 (31) | 155 (96) | 275 (64) | |
Monthly Income | |||||
鈥冣墹听蚕1,000e | 5 (8) | 109 (64) | 121 (75) | 235 (53) | &濒迟;鈥�0.01c |
鈥冣赌�&驳迟;鈥塓1,000 | 54 (90) | 62 (28) | 40 (25) | 156 (35) | |
鈥僊颈蝉蝉颈苍驳 | 1 (2) | 53 (24) | 1 (0.6) | 55 (12) | |
Parent鈥檚 educationf for children under five (n鈥�=鈥�261) | |||||
鈥僋辞苍别 | 5 (9) | 23 (22) | 26 (28) | 54 (21) | &濒迟;鈥�0.01c |
鈥働谤颈尘补谤测 | 41 (73) | 67 (63) | 67 (72) | 175 (69) | |
鈥侨别肠辞苍诲补谤测 | 10 (18) | 16 (15) | 0 (0) | 26 (10) | |
Adult patient鈥檚 education (n鈥�=鈥�185) | |||||
鈥僋辞苍别 | 1 (25) | 24 (21) | 20 (29) | 45 (24) | 0.03d |
鈥働谤颈尘补谤测 | 3 (75) | 51 (45) | 21 (31) | 75 (41) | |
鈥侨别肠辞苍诲补谤测 | 0 (0) | 15 (13) | 3 (4) | 18 (10) | |
鈥僊颈蝉蝉颈苍驳 | 0 (0) | 23 (20) | 24 (35) | 47 (25) | |