Table 1.
General characteristics of Q fever patients in Korea, 2006–2011
| All cases (n = 65)
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|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | ||
| Sex | Male | 57 | 87.7 |
| Female | 8 | 12.3 | |
| Age (y) | <20 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 20–29 | 6 | 9.2 | |
| 30–39 | 11 | 16.9 | |
| 40–49 | 11 | 16.9 | |
| 50–59 | 20 | 30.8 | |
| ≥60 | 16 | 24.6 | |
| Occupation | Livestock raiser | 5 | 7.7 |
| Veterinarian | 2 | 3.1 | |
| Slaughterhouse worker | 2 | 3.1 | |
| Agricultural farmer | 6 | 9.2 | |
| Others | 50 | 76.9 | |
| Inhabitant area | Urban | 44 | 67.7 |
| Rural | 21 | 32.3 | |
| Region | Seoul | 6 | 9.2 |
| Busan | 0 | 0 | |
| Daegu | 10 | 15.4 | |
| Incheon | 3 | 4.6 | |
| Gwangju | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Daejeon | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Ulsan | 0 | 0 | |
| Gyeonggi | 16 | 24.6 | |
| Gangwon | 3 | 4.6 | |
| Chungbuk | 4 | 6.2 | |
| Chungnam | 7 | 10.8 | |
| Jeonbuk | 2 | 3.1 | |
| Jeonnam | 0 | 0 | |
| Gyeongbuk | 4 | 6.2 | |
| Gyeongnam | 7 | 10.8 | |
| Jeju | 1 | 1.5 | |