Table 1. Confirmed mpox cases, by sex, Spain, 26 April–21 November 2022 (n = 7,393).
| Characteristics | Women (n = 158) | Men (n = 7,235) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Median age in years (IQR)) | 34 (29–44) | 37 (31–44) | 0.023a | |||
| HIV infectionb | 6 | 4.4 | 2,682 | 40.8 | < 0.001c | |
| Hospitalisedb | 6 | 4.1 | 238 | 3.7 | 0.767c | |
| Known transmission mechanism | 105 | 66.5 | 4,918 | 68.0 | 0.686b | |
| Sexual transmission | 69 | 65.7 | 4,570 | 92.9 | < 0.001c | |
| Human-to-human, non-sexual | 23 | 21.9 | 324 | 6.6 | ||
| Other, not specified | 13 | 12.4 | 24 | 0.5 | ||
IQR: interquartile range.
a Mann–Whitney U test.
b Denominators are the total cases with reported information.
c Chi-squared test.