Table 2.
Socio-demographics of severe malaria cases
| All severe cases no./no. (%) | non-mBC no./no. (%) | mBC no./no. (%) | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 137/245 | (56) | 70/115 | (61) | 67/130 | (52) | 0.142 |
| Age, years, median (range) | 38 | (0–77) | 41 | (0–77) | 33 | (1–74) | 0.002 |
| Children (<18 years) | 45/248 | (18) | 15/116 | (13) | 30/132 | (23) | 0.046 |
| Residency | |||||||
| Canadian resident | 197/245 | (80) | 109/115 | (95) | 88/130 | (68) | 0.000 |
| Recent immigranta | 29/245 | (12) | 0/115 | (0) | 29/130 | (22) | 0.000 |
| Visitor | 16/245 | (7) | 3/115 | (3) | 13/130 | (10) | 0.019 |
| Other | 3/245 | (1) | 3/115 | (3) | 0/130 | (0) | 0.064 |
Abbreviations: non-mBC not born in malaria-endemic country, mBC born in malaria-endemic country.
aA recent immigrant was defined as an individual who immigrated within the last year.