Table 1. Patient characteristics of blastomycosis cases reported to public health, Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, USA, 1987–2018*.
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Median age, y (range; IQR), n = 4,390 | 46 (0–97; 31–59) |
| Mean age, y, n = 4,390 |
45.3 |
| Sex, n = 4,441 | |
| M | 2,892 (65.1) |
| F | 1,533 (34.5) |
| Unknown |
16 (0.4) |
| Race, n = 4,316 | |
| White | 2,778 (64.4) |
| Black or African American | 406 (9.4) |
| Asian, Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander | 193 (4.5) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 152 (3.5) |
| Other or multiple races | 47 (1.1) |
| Unknown |
740 (17.2) |
| Ethnicity, n = 3,984 | |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 2,828 (71.0) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 141 (3.5) |
| Unknown |
1,015 (25.5) |
| Hospitalized, n = 2,912 | |
| Y | 1,662 (57.1) |
| N |
1,250 (42.9) |
| Died, n = 3,385 | |
| Y | 278 (8.2) |
| N |
3,107 (91.8) |
| *Values are no. (%) except as indicated. IQR, interquartile range. | |