Volume 31, Number 6—June 2025
Research
Force of Infection Model for Estimating Time to Dengue Virus Seropositivity among Expatriate Populations, Thailand
Table 2
Descriptive statistics of 235 expatriate participants in study of force of infection model for estimating time to DENV seropositivity among expatriate populations, Thailand*
Characteristic | Total, n = 235 | DENV-negative, n = 164 | DENV-positive, n = 71 | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Median time in DEA (range), y | 7 (1–53) | 7 (1–37) | 10 (1–53) | 0.02† |
Median age (range), y | 66 (23–94) | 65 (23–88) | 68 (27–94) | 0.16† |
Median time unexposed (range), y | 54 (21–78) | 53 (21–78) | 54 (23–75) | 0.94† |
Average time outside daily (range), h |
5.0 (0.0–24.0) |
6.0 (0.0–24.0) |
4.5 (0.0–16.0) |
0.21† |
Sex | 0.75‡ | |||
M | 186 (84) | 129 (84) | 57 (83) | |
F |
36 (16) |
24 (16) |
12 (17) |
|
Married to person from Southeast Asia | 0.91‡ | |||
Yes | 64 (27) | 45 (27) | 19 (27) | |
No |
171 (73) |
119 (73) |
52 (73) |
|
Employment status | 0.45‡ | |||
Employed | 50 (25) | 36 (26) | 14 (21) | |
Unemployed/retired |
185 (75) |
128 (74) |
57 (79) |
|
Living setting | 0.084‡ | |||
Urban | 197 (84) | 133 (81) | 64 (90) | |
Nonurban |
38 (16) |
31 (19) |
7 (10) |
|
Mosquito repellent | 0.68‡ | |||
Frequent | 56 (24) | 38 (23) | 18 (26) | |
Infrequent |
179 (76) |
126 (77) |
53 (74) |
|
Long sleeves | 0.2‡ | |||
Frequent | 112 (48) | 83 (51) | 29 (41) | |
Infrequent |
123 (52) |
81 (49) |
42 (59) |
|
Window screens | 0.8‡ | |||
Frequent | 94 (40) | 65 (40) | 29 (41) | |
Infrequent |
141 (60) |
99 (60) |
42 (59) |
|
Mosquito nets | 0.83‡ | |||
Frequent | 72 (31) | 50 (30) | 22 (32) | |
Infrequent |
163 (69) |
114 (70) |
49 (68) |
|
Air conditioning | 0.36‡ | |||
Frequent | 94 (40) | 69 (42) | 25 (36) | |
Infrequent | 141 (60) | 95 (58) | 46 (64) |
*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. DEA, dengue-endemic area; DENV, dengue virus. †By Wilcoxon rank-sum test. ‡By Pearson χ2 test.
1These last authors contributed equally to this article.
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