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. 2017 May 30;97(2):567–574. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0034

Table 2.

Time to presentation for all patients

	Time to presentation < 3 months	Time to presentation > 3 months	Pearson χ² test
	N = 713 (53.2%)*	N = 628 (46.8%)^*	Pearson χ² test
Patient origin
European	255 (57%)	192 (43%)	P < 0.0001
Expatriate	177 (81.9%)	39 (18.1%)
Non-European	281 (41.5%)	397 (58.5%)
Purpose of travel^†
Tourist	183 (59.8%)	123 (40.2%)	P < 0.0001
VFR	83 (52.2%)	76 (47.8%)
Migration	162 (35.2%)	298 (64.8%)
Missionary/humanitarian	110 (69.2%)	49 (30.2%)
Pretravel advice obtained
Yes	173 (68.4%)	80 (31.6%)	P < 0.0001

VFR = visiting friends and relatives.

^*

Information on 246 cases was not given.

^†

Not all categories listed.