Table 1.

Demographic data of bacterial and nonbacterial meningitis in the studied population.

Demographic data	Group I (n = 457)		Group II (n = 166)		P value
	Number	%	Number	%
Age					0.07
0-1 month	7*	1.5*	0†	0.0†
>1 month–6 years	172	37.6	66	39.7
>6–18 years	74	16.2	24	14.4
>18–60 years	172	37.6	62	37.3
>60 years	32*	7.0*	14†	8.4†
P	<0.01*		<0.01†
Sex
Male	279	61.00	95	57.2	0.08
Female	179	39.00	71	42.8
P	<0.01		<0.01

*P value significant with these values ^† P value significant with these values.