Table 1 Sample characteristics.
From: A survey of simian Plasmodium infections in humans in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Total | Febrile | Afebrile | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | 1000 | 336 (33.6) | 664 (66.4) | |
Age (median [inter-quartile range]) | 37 [25–50] | 30 [13–46] | 39 [28–51] | |
Age group (n %) | ||||
< 1 year | 4 (0.4) | 4 (1.2) | 0 | 0.013 |
1–5 years | 55 (5.5) | 40 (11.9) | 15 (2.3) | < 0.001 |
6–12 years | 60 (6.0) | 39 (11.6) | 21 (3.2) | < 0.001 |
13–29 years | 224 (22.4) | 73 (21.7) | 151 (22.7) | 0.748 |
30–50 years | 423 (42.3) | 114 (33.9) | 309 (46.5) | < 0.001 |
> 50 years | 236 (23.6) | 66 (19.6) | 168 (25.3) | 0.048 |
Sex (n %) | ||||
Male | 499 (49.9) | 179 (53.3) | 319 (48.0) | 0.124 |
Female | 501 (50.1) | 157 (46.7) | 344 (51.8) | 0.141 |
Occupation (n %) | ||||
Home duties | 199 (19.9) | 58 (17.3) | 141 (21.2) | 0.154 |
Palm oil worker | 181 (18.1) | 14 (4.2) | 167 (25.1) | < 0.001 |
Farmer | 163 (16.3) | 42 (12.5) | 121 (18.2) | 0.023 |
Infant/child | 93 (9.3) | 72 (21.4) | 21 (3.2) | < 0.001 |
Casual worker | 90 (9.0) | 62 (18.4) | 28 (4.2) | < 0.001 |
Student | 76 (7.6) | 28 (8.3) | 48 (7.2) | 0.530 |
Business owner | 75 (7.5) | 31 (9.2) | 44 (6.6) | 0.162 |
Retired | 30 (3.0) | 12 (3.6) | 18 (2.7) | 0.440 |
Fisherman | 26 (2.6) | 3 (0.9) | 23 (3.5) | 0.019 |
Public servant | 24 (2.4) | 5 (1.5) | 19 (2.9) | 0.273 |
Goldminer | 16 (1.6) | 1 (0.3) | 15 (2.2) | 0.017 |
Other | 27 (2.7) | 8 (2.3) | 19 (2.9) | 0.658 |
Malaria diagnosis | ||||
Rapid diagnostic test | 297 (29.7) | 218 (64.9) | 79 (11.9) | < 0.001 |
Microscopy | 35 (3.5) | 35 (10.4) | 0 | < 0.001 |
None | 668 (66.8) | 83 (24.7) | 585 (88.1) | < 0.001 |
