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Table 2 Demographic characteristic of the children in cases and controls

From: Caregivers: the potential infection resources for the sustaining epidemic of hand, foot, and mouth disease/herpangina in Guangdong, China?

Characteristic

Cases(n/%)

(n = 330)

Controls(n/%)

(n = 330)

OR (95%CI)

P-Value

Children’s age (month old)

   

  < 6

7 (2.1)

7 (2.1)

 

 6–11

36 (10.9)

36 (10.9)

 

 12–23

91 (27.6)

91 (27.6)

 

 24–35

58 (17.6)

58 (17.6)

 

 36–47

53 (16.1)

53 (16.1)

 

 48–59

55 (16.7)

55 (16.7)

 

 60–71

30 (9.1)

30 (9.1)

 

Children’s gender

   

0.754

 Male

182 (55.2)

186 (56.4)

1(reference)

 

 Female

148 (44.8)

144 (43.6)

1.05 (0.77–1.43)

 

Children’s current residence

   

0.111

 Rural

119 (36.1)

139 (42.1)

1(reference)

 

 Urban

211 (63.9)

191 (57.9)

1.29 (0.94–1.77)

 

Children’s family monthly income (¥)

   

< 0.001*

  < 5000

29 (8.8)

69 (21.0)

1(reference)

 

 5000~

55 (16.7)

129 (39.2)

1.01 (0.59–1.74)

 

 10,000~

193 (58.5)

90 (27.4)

5.10 (3.09–8.42)

 

 30,000~

45 (13.6)

15 (4.6)

7.14 (3.45–14.78)

 

  ≥ 50,000

8 (2.4)

26 (7.9)

0.73 (0.30–1.81)

 

Scattered children

   

0.273

 Yes

189 (57.3)

175 (53.0)

1(reference)

 

 No

141 (42.7)

155 (47.0)

0.84 (0.62–1.15)

 

Other children aged five and under in children’s family

   

0.042*

 No

168 (50.9)

194 (58.8)

1(reference)

 

 Yes

162 (49.1)

136 (41.2)

1.38 (1.01–1.87)

 

Having extra-curricular class

   

0.015*

 No

303 (91.8)

283 (85.8)

1(reference)

 

 Yes

27 (8.2)

47 (14.2)

0.54 (0.33–0.89)

 
  1. *Significance difference between two groups where the P-value is less than 0.1