Table 1. Selected demographic and health characteristics of 203 Hispanic farm workers evaluated for coccidioidomycosis, Kern County, California, USA, 2016–2018*.
| Characteristic |
Case-patients, n = 110 |
Controls, n = 93 |
|---|---|---|
| Sex, no. (%) | ||
| F | 46 (42) | 53 (57) |
| M | 64 (58) | 40 (43) |
| Age, y | ||
| Median | ||
| M |
38.7 |
42.0 |
| F | 38.1 | 32.7 |
| IQR | ||
| M | 29.6–47.8 | 29.0–50.5 |
| F |
28.5–46.3 |
27.0–39.5 |
| Country of birth, no. (%) | ||
| Mexico | 83 (76) | 74 (80) |
| United States | 16 (15) | 16 (17) |
| Central America |
11 (10) |
3 (3) |
| Language used during interview, no. (%) | ||
| Spanish | 94 (85) | 80 (86) |
| English |
16 (15) |
13 (14) |
| Years lived in United States | ||
| Median | ||
| M | 18.7 | 23.2 |
| F | 18.0 | 16.6 |
| IQR | ||
| M | 13.2–27.4 | 14.8–32.7 |
| F |
12.5–23.3 |
9.6–20.3 |
| Years lived in Kern County | ||
| Median | ||
| M | 11.2 | 16.8 |
| F | 14.0 | 11.6 |
| IQR | ||
| M | 5.6–21.5 | 10.7–26.2 |
| F |
7.2–14.9 |
4.7–17.0 |
| Years of education | ||
| Median | 7.5 | 9.0 |
| IQR |
6–12 |
6–12 |
| Annual family income, US $, no. (%) | ||
| <9,000 | 17 (15) | 11 (12) |
| 9,001–12,000 | 15 (14) | 10 (11) |
| 12,001–15,000 | 13 (12) | 17 (18) |
| 15,001–20,000 | 12 (11) | 15 (16) |
| >20,001 | 24 (22) | 20 (22) |
| Not stated |
29 (26) |
20 (22) |
| Smoker status, no. (%) | ||
| Never | 80 (73) | 65 (70) |
| Former | 27 (25) | 22 (24) |
| Current |
3 (3) |
6 (6) |
| Selected health conditions, no. (%) | ||
| Diabetes | 20 (18) | 17 (18) |
| Asthma | 5 (5) | 7 (8) |
| Other lung conditions | 31 (28) | 17 (18) |
| Cancer | 5 (5) | 7 (8) |
| Pregnancy† | 12 (27) | 39 (74) |
*IQR, interquartile range. †Percentage calculations based on women only.