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. 2004 Aug;10(8):1474–1477. doi: 10.3201/eid1008.030924

Table 2. Patient characteristics.

Characteristic Patients, N = 100 (%) Controls, N = 137 (%)
Sex
Male 42 (42) 56 (41)
Female 58 (58) 81 (59)
Age (y)
1–4 4 (4) 6 (4)
5–9 1 (1) 2 (2)
10–19 3 (3) 5 (4)
20–29 13 (13) 18 (13)
30–39 9 (9) 13 (10)
40–49 15 (15) 18 (13)
50–59 26 (26) 32 (23)
>60 29 (29) 43 (31)
Median age (y) 51 51
Municipality
Helsinki 35 (35) 47 (34)
Kuopio 44 (44) 62 (45)
Joensuu 21 (21) 28 (20)