Table 1.
Demographics of 1400 notified campylobacteriosis cases, stratified by raw milk exposure, from the MidCentral DHB area, 2012–2017
| Variable | Level | Raw milk cases n (%) | Non-raw milk cases n (%) | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.23 | |||
| Female | 52 (49.5) | 558 (43) | ||
| Male | 53 (50.5) | 737 (57) | ||
| Total | 105 | 1295 | ||
| Ethnicity | 0.52 | |||
| European | 86 (82.7) | 1057 (84.2) | ||
| Māori | 14 (13.5) | 130 (10.4) | ||
| Other | 4 (3.8) | 67 (5.3) | ||
| Total | 104 | 1254 | ||
| Urban/rural profile | 0.27 | |||
| Rural | 32 (33) | 336 (27.0) | ||
| Urban | 66 (67) | 908 (73.0) | ||
| Total | 98 | 1244 | ||
| Age (years) | <0.001 | |||
| 0–9 | 30 (28.6) | 220 (16.9) | ||
| 10–39 | 46 (43.8) | 431 (33.3) | ||
| ⩾40 | 29 (27.6) | 644 (49.7) | ||
| Total | 105 | 1295 |
aStatistical significance assessed via χ2 analysis.