Volume 18, Number 5—May 2012
Research
A Spatial Analysis of Individual- and Neighborhood-Level Determinants of Malaria Incidence in Adults, Ontario, Canada
Table 1
Summary characteristics of imported malaria case-patients and controls, Ontario, Canada, 2008–2009
| Characteristic | Case-patients | Controls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 94 (27) | 260 (73) | 354 (100) |
| Sex, no. (%) | |||
| M | 65 (33) | 131 (67) | 196 (100) |
| F | 23 (15) | 129 (85) | 152 (100) |
| Not available | 6 (100) | 0 | 6 (100) |
| Mean age, y | 42.5 | 41.3 | 41.7 |
| Species, no. (%) | |||
| Plasmodium falciparum | 54 | ||
| P. vivax | 31 | ||
| P. ovale | 4 | ||
| Plasmodium spp. (unidentified ) | 3 | ||
| Plasmodium spp. (mixed) | 1 | ||
| Babesia spp. | 1 | ||
| Greater Toronto area subset | 84 (29) | 209 (71) | 293 (100) |
| Sex, no. (%) | |||
| M | 58 (37) | 98 (63) | 156 (100) |
| F | 20 (15) | 111 (85) | 131 (100) |
| Not available | 6 (100) | 0 | 6 (100) |
| Mean age, y | 42.5 | 40.6 | 41.2 |
| Species, no. (%) | |||
| P. falciparum | 48 | ||
| P. vivax | 30 | ||
| P. ovale | 3 | ||
| Plasmodium spp. (unidentified) | 2 | ||
| Plasmodium spp. (mixed) | 1 | ||
| Babesia spp. | 0 |
1Current affiliation: University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
