Table 1.
Demographic details of CRE patients and control patients
| Demographic | CP-CRE patients | Control | Standards | X-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 203) | (N = 203) | (p-value) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | (case vs. standards) | |
| Mean age ± SD (years) | 64.3 ± 16.0 | 64.0 ± 15.7 | - | - |
| (mean years 95 % confidence interval) | (62.1–66.5) | (61.9–66.2) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 113 (55.7 %) | 113 (55.7 %) | 1,891,500 (49.2 %)[a] | 3.331 |
| Female | 90 (44.3 %) | 90 (44.3 %) | 1,953,200 (50.8 %)[a] | (0.068) |
| Paying class | ||||
| (based on collection ward) | ||||
| Class A | 16 (7.9 %) | 26 (12.8 %) | 5696 (7.2 %)[b] | |
| Class B1/B1+ | 20 (9.9 %) | 15 (7.4 %) | 9050 (11.5 %)[b] | 9.086 |
| Class B2 | 86 (42.4 %) | 77 (37.9 %) | 32,048 (40.8 %)[b] | (0.028)* |
| Class C | 81 (39.9 %) | 85 (41.9 %) | 24,028 (30.6 %)[b] | |
| Ethnic group | ||||
| Chinese | 134 (66.0 %) | 133 (72.7 %) | 2,853,800 (74.2 %)[a] | |
| Malay | 29 (14.3 %) | 32 (17.5 %) | 512,800 (13.3 %)[a] | 5.437 |
| Indian | 16 (7.9 %) | 16 (8.7 %) | 351,700 (9.1 %)[a] | (0.142) |
| Others (Singaporean) | 1 (0.5 %) | 2 (1.1 %) | 126,500 (3.3 %)[a] | |
| Others: Bangladeshi | 7 (3.4 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | - | - |
| Others: Burmese | 1 (0.5 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | - | - |
| Others: Chinese | 1 (0.5 %) | 4 (1.9 %) | - | - |
| Others: Indian | 2 (1.0 %) | 2 (1.0 %) | - | - |
| Others: Indonesian | 4 (1.9 %) | 4 (1.9 %) | - | - |
| Others: Malaysian | 2 (1.0 %) | 0 (0 %) | ||
| Others: Oman | 1 (0.5 %) | 0 (0 %) | ||
| Others: Pakistani | 2 (1.0 %) | 0 (0 %) | ||
| Others: Qatar | 0 (0 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | - | - |
| Others: Thai | 0 (0 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | - | - |
| Others: UAE | 0 (0 %) | 2 (1.0 %) | ||
| Others: Vietnamese | 3 (1.5 %) | 3 (1.5 %) | - | - |
*p < 0.05 (Significance of association; 2-tailed)
aDepartment of Statistics Singapore, 2013, Population Trends 2013
bSGH Bulletin Beds in Service by Ward and Bed Class (2013)