Table 2.

Characteristics of 2012 anthrax case-control investigation participants, Georgia

Characteristic	Cases		Controls		OR (95% CI)	P value
	n	%	n	%
Sex*						–
Male	57	85	114	85	–
Female	10	15	20	15	–
Region*						–
Kvemo Kartli	55	82	110	82	–
Kakheti	11	16	22	16	–
Tbilisi	1	1	2	1	–
Nationality						0·6
Azeri	42	63	79	59	3·2 (0·3–36·6)
Georgian	24	36	50	37	Reference
Other†	1	1	5	4	Undefined
Age group, years						0·3
18–34	23	34	36	27	Reference
35–49	23	34	42	31	0·8 (0·4–1·6)
⩾50	21	31	56	42	0·5 (0·2–1·2)
Total	67	100	134	100

OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

^*Cases and controls matched on sex and region; therefore, odds ratios are not reported.

^†Other nationalities included Greek and Ukrainian.