Table 1 Patient characteristics (N = 111,577).
From: Carriage of multi-drug resistant bacteria among foreigners seeking medical care
Variable | N (%) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Residence | Israeli | Palestinian Authority | Foreign tourists | |
Number of patients | 108,783 | 1653 | 1141 | |
Female gender | 61,754 (57%) | 641 (39%) | 572 (50%) | <0.001 |
Age group (years) | ||||
Up to 18 | 31,488 (29) | 653 (40) | 162 (14) | <0.001 |
18 to 40 | 31,115 (29) | 465 (28) | 291 (26) | |
40 to 65 | 21,974 (20) | 401 (24) | 389 (34) | |
65 to 80 | 14,840 (14) | 108 (7) | 227 (20) | |
above 80 | 9,366 (9) | 26 (2) | 72 (6) | |
Previous 6 months admissions | ||||
None | 61,872 (57) | 1,152 (70) | 867 (76) | <0.001 |
One | 31,839 (29) | 267 (16.2) | 176 (15) | |
More than one | 15,072 (14) | 234 (14) | 98 (9) | |
ICU stay, previous 6 months | 4,661 (4.3) | 107 (6.5) | 37 (3.2) | <0.001 |
