Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients with dengue in Taiwan, 2014–2015
| Total | Age (years) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 51,344) | 18–44 (N = 20,427, 39.8%) |
45–64 (N = 19,587, 38.1%) |
65–74 (N = 7,058, 13.7%) |
≥ 75 (N = 4,272, 8.3%) |
|
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 25,100 (48.9%) | 10,830 (53.0%) | 8,955 (45.7%) | 3,271 (46.3%) | 2,044 (47.8%) |
| Female | 26,244 (51.1%) | 9,597 (47.0%) | 10,632 (54.3%) | 3,787 (53.7%) | 2,228 (52.2%) |
| SES, USD | – | – | – | – | – |
| < $968 | 19,514 (38.0%) | 10,050 (49.2%) | 6,594 (33.7%) | 2,038 (28.9%) | 832 (19.5%) |
| $968–$1,935 | 13,768 (26.8%) | 4,874 (23.9%) | 6,402 (32.7%) | 1,717 (24.3%) | 775 (18.1%) |
| ≥ $1,935 | 3,666 (7.1%) | 1,208 (5.9%) | 1,560 (8.0%) | 505 (7.2%) | 393 (9.2%) |
| Fishers or farmers | 4,864 (9.5%) | 1,067 (5.2%) | 1,941 (9.9%) | 1,060 (15.0%) | 796 (18.6%) |
| Others | 9,532 (18.6%) | 3,228 (15.8%) | 3,090 (15.8%) | 1,738 (24.6%) | 1,476 (34.6%) |
| Comorbidities | – | – | – | – | – |
| Malignancy | 2,072 (4.0%) | 172 (0.8%) | 912 (4.7%) | 541 (7.7%) | 447 (10.5%) |
| Diabetes | 5,956 (11.6%) | 245 (1.2%) | 2,380 (12.2%) | 2,003 (28.4%) | 1,328 (31.1%) |
| Coagulation and hemorrhagic disorders | 190 (0.4%) | 41 (0.2%) | 63 (0.3%) | 79 (1.1%) | 7 (0.2%) |
| Hypertension | 11,864 (23.1%) | 547 (2.7%) | 4,938 (25.2%) | 3,678 (52.1%) | 2,701 (63.2%) |
| Coronary artery disease | 2,484 (4.8%) | 68 (0.3%) | 852 (4.3%) | 850 (12.0%) | 714 (16.7%) |
| Congestive heart failure | 443 (0.9%) | 18 (0.1%) | 110 (0.6%) | 135 (1.9%) | 180 (4.2%) |
| Stroke | 329 (0.6%) | 19 (0.1%) | 103 (0.5%) | 104 (1.5%) | 103 (2.4%) |
| COPD | 1,157 (2.3%) | 96 (0.5%) | 359 (1.8%) | 330 (4.7%) | 372 (8.7%) |
| Asthma | 698 (1.4%) | 110 (0.5%) | 271 (1.4%) | 168 (2.4%) | 149 (3.5%) |
| Rheumatoid arthritis and related disease | 253 (0.5%) | 46 (0.2%) | 111 (0.6%) | 68 (1.0%) | 28 (0.7%) |
| CKD | 1,026 (2.0%) | 46 (0.2%) | 317 (1.6%) | 357 (5.1%) | 306 (7.2%) |
| Major depressive disorder | 410 (0.8%) | 85 (0.4%) | 194 (1.0%) | 82 (1.2%) | 49 (1.1%) |
| Liver cirrhosis | 197 (0.4%) | 21 (0.1%) | 95 (0.5%) | 49 (0.7%) | 32 (0.7%) |
| Number of NCDs | – | – | – | – | – |
| 0 | 34,684 (67.6%) | 19,197 (94.0%) | 12,376 (63.2%) | 2,235 (31.7%) | 876 (20.5%) |
| 1 | 9,156 (17.8%) | 993 (4.9%) | 4,500 (23.0%) | 2,286 (32.4%) | 1,377 (32.2%) |
| 2 | 5,327 (10.4%) | 198 (1.0%) | 2,108 (10.8%) | 1,748 (24.8%) | 1,273 (29.8%) |
| ≥ 3 | 2,177 (4.2%) | 39 (0.2%) | 603 (3.1%) | 789 (11.2%) | 746 (17.5%) |
CKD = chronic kidney disease; COPD = chronic obstruction pulmonary disease; NCD = noncommunicable chronic disease; SES = socioeconomic status; 1 U.S. dollar = 30 New Taiwan Dollars.