Study variables | n = 118 | Death n = 26 | Cured patients n = 92 | χ2 | t | U | P |
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Gender | 4.56 | < 0.05 | |||||
Male | 67 (56.8) | 10 (38.5) | 57 (62.0) | ||||
Female | 51 (43.2) | 16 (61.5) | 35 (38.0) | ||||
Agea | 6.09 | < 0.05 | |||||
Range | 18–84 | 51–84 | 18–84 | ||||
Mean (SD) | 59.1 (14.2) | 69.2 (7.6) | 56.3 (14.4) | ||||
Occupation | 0.04 | > 0.05 | |||||
Farmers | 110 (93.2) | 24 (92.3) | 86 (93.5) | ||||
Other occupations | 8 (6.8) | 2 (7.7) | 6 (6.5) | ||||
Transmission route | 11.51 | < 0.05 | |||||
Tick-bite /suspected tick bite | 51 (43.2) | 18 (69.2) | 33 (35.9) | ||||
Blood contactb | 39 (33.1) | 3 (11.5) | 36 (39.1) | ||||
Non-blood contactc | 18 (15.3) | 2 (7.7) | 16 (17.4) | ||||
Not known | 10 (8.5) | 3 (11.5) | 7 (7.6) | ||||
Period from onset to diagnosis (days)a | 796 | < 0.05 | |||||
Median (IQR) | 3.0 (1.3–4.0) | 3.5 (3.0–5.0) | 2.0 (1.0–4.0) |