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Demographic Characteristics of Balamuthia Disease Patients, United States, 1974–2016
| Median age (range) (N=106) | 36 years (0.33–91 years) |
| Age less than 5 years (n, %) | 20 (19) |
| Sex (n, %) (N=108) | |
| Male | 75 (68) |
| Female | 33 (32) |
| Race (n, %) (N=59) | |
| White | 40 (68)a |
| Black | 13 (22) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 6 (10) |
| American Indian | 2 (3) |
| Ethnicity (n, %) (N=58) | |
| Hispanic | 32 (55) |
| Non-Hispanic | 26 (45) |
Percents sum to >100% due to some cases reporting more than one race.
