Table 1. Epidemiology and risk factors of for 22 outbreak case-patients with invasive meningococcal disease, New York City, New York, USA, 2010–2013*.
| Characteristic | Value | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age, y | ||
| Range | 21–59 | NA |
| Mean | 34 | NA |
| Median |
32 |
NA |
| Borough† | ||
| Brooklyn | 10 | 45 |
| Manhattan | 7 | 32 |
| Bronx | 2 | 9 |
| Queens |
2 |
9 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| African American | 11 | 50 |
| Caucasian | 6 | 27 |
| Hispanic or other | 4 | 18 |
| Asian |
1 |
5 |
| Risk behavior | ||
| Using recreational drugs | 9 | 41 |
| Using websites or phone apps to meet sexual partners‡ | 9 | 60 |
| HIV infected |
12 |
55 |
| Outcome | ||
| Died | 7 | 32 |
| Died, HIV infected | 5 | 42 |
*NA, not applicable. †One case-patient was reported being homeless. ‡A determination could be made for only 15 of the 22 outbreak case-patients.