Table 1. Comparison between hepatitis E and nonA-nonE cases on demographic characteristics, Italy, 2012–2016 (n = 301).
Demographic Characteristics | Hepatitis | p-value | |||
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E (n = 177) |
nonA-nonE (n = 124) |
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n | % | n | % | ||
Age group (years) | |||||
10–30 | 33/175 | 18.9 | 19/120 | 15.8 | 0.180 |
31–45 | 39/175 | 22.3 | 40/120 | 33.3 | |
46–60 | 58/175 | 33.1 | 31/120 | 25.8 | |
61–87 | 45/175 | 25.7 | 31/120 | 25.0 | |
Sex | |||||
Male | 139/177 | 78.5 | 75/123 | 61.0 | 0.001 |
Female | 38/177 | 21.5 | 48/123 | 39.0 | |
Nationality | |||||
Italian | 114/166 | 68.7 | 103/122 | 84.4 | 0.002 |
Non-Italian | 52/166 | 31.3 | 1/1229 | 15.6 | |
Geographical area of diagnosis | |||||
North | 72/170 | 42.4 | 56/124 | 45.2 | 0.155 |
Centre | 94/170 | 55.3 | 60/124 | 48.4 | |
South/Islands | 4/170 | 2.3 | 8/124 | 6.4 |
Different denominators for age group, sex, nationality and geographical area of diagnosis were due to missing information.