Table 3.
Sociographic characteristics (in %) of children and adolescents with and without a history of Salmonella infection in the KIGGS cohort
| KiGGS participants | With salmonellosis |
Without salmonellosis |
|---|---|---|
| N = 630 | N = 12,951 | |
| Gender (N = 13,581) | ||
| Male | 49.9 | 51.1 |
| Female | 50.1 | 48.9 |
| Age (N = 13,581) | ||
| 3 to 6 years | 11.0 | 25.7 |
| 7 to 10 years | 24.4 | 25.6 |
| 11 to 13 years | 28.0 | 19.4 |
| 14 to 17 years | 36.5 | 29.2 |
| Migration background (N = 13,551) | ||
| Yes | 8.3 | 15.3 |
| No | 91.7 | 84.7 |
| Social class (N = 13,519) | ||
| Lower class | 22.4 | 26.3 |
| Middle class | 50.8 | 45.8 |
| Upper class | 26.7 | 27.8 |
| Place of residence (N = 13,581) | ||
| East Germany | 21.4 | 16.5 |
| West Germany | 78.6 | 83.5 |
KiGGS: German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents.