Volume 13, Number 11—November 2007
Research
Risk Factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection, Southeastern Australia
Table 1
Characteristics of 49 Buruli ulcer case-patients and 609 control-participants, southeastern Australia*
Variable | Case-patients, n (%) | Control-participants, n (%) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Female sex | 25 (51) | 326 (54) | 0.90 |
Towns in which most time on Bellarine Peninsula was spent | <0.01 | ||
Point Lonsdale | 34 (69) | 212 (35) | |
St Leonards | 8 (16) | 202 (33) | |
Other | 7 (14) | 195 (32) | |
Health condition | |||
Diabetes | 1 (2) | 38 (6) | 0.23 |
Cancer | 5 (10) | 40 (7) | 0.57 |
Immunosuppressive medication | 2 (4) | 36 (6) | 0.45 |
Mycobacterium bovis BCG immunization | 16 (33) | 174 (29) | 0.30 |
Regular tobacco smoker | 3 (6) | 71 (12) | 0.37 |
*Median age (interquartile range) for case-patients was 70 (58–82) years and for control participants 61 (48–72) years; p = 0.01.