Table 2. Characteristics of participants with and without hospitalizations due to infection during 2013-2018.
| Characteristics | Total (N= 3,795,856) |
No hospital admission with infection (N= 3,626,405) |
Hospital admission with infection (N= 169,451) |
P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years, median (IQR) | 46 (34 – 58) | 45 (34 – 58) | 57 (40 – 71) | <0.001 |
| Age groups, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| 21 – 40 years | 1,465,549 (39) | 1,423,010 (39) | 42,539 (25) | |
| 41 – 60 years | 1,505,282 (40) | 1,451,849 (40) | 53,433 (32) | |
| 61 – 80 years | 672,204 (18) | 615,564 (17) | 56,640 (33) | |
| ≥ 81 | 140,751 (4) | 123,926 (3) | 16,825 (10) | |
| Sex, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Male | 1,883,488 (50) | 1,801,773 (50) | 81,715 (48) | |
| Female | 1,912,368 (50) | 1,824,632 (50) | 87,736 (52) | |
| Province, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Sisaket | 1,229,577 (32) | 1,168,287 (32) | 61,290 (36) | |
| Ubon Ratchathani | 1,508,327 (40) | 1,447,014 (40) | 61,313 (36) | |
| Yasothorn | 455,980 (12) | 435,537 (12) | 20,443 (12) | |
| Amnat Charoen | 314,769 (8) | 301,180 (8) | 13,589 (8) | |
| Mukdahan | 287,203 (8) | 274,387 (8) | 12,816 (8) | |
| Diabetes during 2012-2017, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 164,177 (4) | 137,615 (4) | 26,562 (16) | |
| No | 3,631,679 (96) | 3,488,790 (96) | 142,889 (84) |
*
P-value for comparison between groups using chi-square and Mann-Whitney-U tests for categorical and continuous variables respectively