Table 1.

Age-wise distribution of scrub typhus cases

Age group (years)	Febrile cases	Positive no. (%)	Negative no. (%)	P value
0–10	299	82 (27.4)	217 (72.6)	0.003
11–20	346	110 (31.8)	236 (68.2)
21–30	326	93 (28.5)	233 (71.5)
31–40	272	84 (30.9)	188 (69.1)
41–50	203	60 (29.6)	143 (70.4)
51–60	183	68 (37.2)	115 (62.8)
61–70	96	17 (17.7)	79 (82.3)
≥71	72	10 (13.9)	62 (86.1)
Total	1797	524 (29.2)	1273 (70.8)