Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics of the Patients with Acute Diarrhoea from Which Vibrio parahaemolyticus Was Isolated in Southeastern China from 2013 to 2017
| Variable and Category | Total Cases | Vibrio Parahaemolyticus | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases (%) | Isolation Rate (%) | |||
| Gender | 0.982* | |||
| Male | 7889 | 596(48.9) | 7.6 | |
| Female | 7836 | 592(48.5) | 7.6 | |
| Unknown | 789 | 32(2.6) | 4.1 | |
| Age | <0.001* | |||
| ≤4 | 3953 | 12(1.0) | 0.3 | |
| 5–17 | 938 | 64(5.2) | 6.8 | |
| 18–44 | 6758 | 849(69.6) | 12.6 | |
| 45–59 | 1919 | 176(14.4) | 9.2 | |
| ≥60 | 2147 | 87(7.1) | 4.1 | |
| Unknown | 789 | 32(2.6) | 4.1 | |
| Time | <0.001 | |||
| March-May | 2308 | 40(3.3) | 1.7 | |
| June-August | 10,182 | 917(75.2) | 9.0 | |
| September-November | 3450 | 262(21.5) | 7.6 | |
| December-February | 564 | 1(0.1) | 0.2 | |
Notes: *The P value does not include cases of unknown sex and age.