TABLE 1.
Epidemiological characteristics of 110 patients with cryptococcal meningitis.
| Demographic features | No. | % | C. neoformans | C. gattii | p |
| Total | 110 | 106 | 4 | ||
| Gender | 1.000 | ||||
| Male | 67 | 60.9 | 64 | 3 | |
| Female | 43 | 39.1 | 42 | 1 | |
| Ages (years) | 0.230 | ||||
| ≤14 | 5 | 4.6 | 5 | 0 | |
| 15–24 | 5 | 4.6 | 4 | 1 | |
| 25–34 | 12 | 10.9 | 11 | 1 | |
| 35–44 | 18 | 16.4 | 18 | 0 | |
| 45–54 | 30 | 27.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| 55–64 | 22 | 20.0 | 21 | 1 | |
| ≧65 | 18 | 16.4 | 17 | 1 | |
| Duration from the onset of symptoms to diagnosis | 0.624 | ||||
| <2 w | 22 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2 w–6 m | 85 | 77.2 | 81 | 4 | |
| >6 m | 3 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | |
| Underlying status | 1.0 | ||||
| No underlying conditions | 44 | 40.0 | 40 | 4 | |
| Hepatitis and liver cirrhosis | 13 | 11.8 | 13 | 0 | |
| Autoimmune disorders | 12 | 10.9 | 12 | 0 | |
| CKD | 7 | 6.4 | 7 | 0 | |
| HIV/AIDS | 5 | 4.6 | 5 | 0 | |
| Diabetes | 5 | 4.6 | 5 | 0 | |
| Immunosuppressants | 3 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | |
| Malignancy | 2 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | |
| Pregnancy | 2 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | |
| Transplant recipient | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | |
| Other underlying conditions* | 16 | 14.6 | 16 | 0 | |
| Contact with pigeon droppings | 9 | 8.2 | 9 | 0 | 0.296 |
*Includes hypertension, coronary heart disease, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CKD, Chronic kidney disease.