Volume 28, Number 9—September 2022
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Increasing Incidence of Invasive Group A Streptococcus Disease, Idaho, USA, 2008–2019
Table 1
Demographics of patients with invasive group A Streptococcus disease, overall and by 6-year periods, Idaho, USA, 2008–2019*
Variable | Overall, N = 483 | 2008–2013, n = 89 | 2014–2019, n = 394 |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
F | 228 (47.2) | 48 (53.9) | 180 (45.7) |
M |
255 (52.8) |
41 (46.1) |
214 (54.3) |
Age, y, median (interquartile range) |
62 (41–75) |
60 (37–75) |
64 (41–75) |
Age group, y | |||
<5 | 24 (5.0) | 4 (4.5) | 20 (5.1) |
5–17 | 43 (4.8) | 5 (5.6) | 18 (4.6) |
18–34 | 45 (9.3) | 12 (13.5) | 33 (8.4) |
35–49 | 58 (12.0) | 10 (11.2) | 48 (12.2) |
50–64 | 104 (21.5) | 20 (22.5) | 84 (21.3) |
65–79 | 147 (30.4) | 21 (23.6) | 126 (32.0) |
≥80 |
92 (17.0) |
17 (19.1) |
65 (16.5) |
Race/ethnicity | n = 444† | n = 83† | n = 361† |
Hispanic | 22 (5.0) | 2 (2.4) | 20 (5.5) |
Non-Hispanic | |||
White | 390 (87.8) | 74 (89.2) | 316 (87.5) |
Black | 4 (0.9) | 1 (1.2) | 3 (0.8) |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 18 (4.1) | 5 (6.0) | 13 (3.6) |
Asian | 5 (1.1) | 1 (1.2) | 4 (1.1) |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
5 (1.1) |
0 (0.0) |
5 (1.4) |
Residence type | n = 428* | n = 71* | n = 357* |
Private residence | 349 (81.5) | 56 (78.9) | 293 (82.1) |
Long-term care or nursing facility | 63 (14.7) | 13 (18.3) | 50 (14.1) |
Homeless | 9 (2.1) | 1 (1.4) | 8 (2.2) |
Correctional facility | 7 (1.6) | 1 (1.4) | 6 (1.7) |
*Values are no. (%) patients except as indicated. †Excludes cases with missing data.