Table 1 Main features of urban and peri-urban malaria cases reported in Colombia by Plasmodium species from 2008 to 2012
From: Is there malaria transmission in urban settings in Colombia?
Variable | P. falciparum (n = 9431) | P. vivax (n = 8356) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Age group | |||||
 0–9 | 1450 | 15.3 | 1513 | 18.1 | 0.04 |
 10–19 | 2644 | 27.9 | 1993 | 23.9 | <0.01 |
 20–29 | 2204 | 23.3 | 2080 | 24.9 | 0.22 |
 30–39 | 1301 | 13.8 | 1167 | 14.0 | 0.89 |
 40–49 | 954 | 10.1 | 859 | 10.3 | 0.89 |
 50–59 | 524 | 5.5 | 461 | 5.5 | 1.00 |
 60–69 | 236 | 2.5 | 192 | 2.3 | 0.89 |
 70–79 | 110 | 1.2 | 78 | 0.9 | 0.84 |
 80 years+ | 38 | 0.4 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.92 |
Sex | |||||
 Female | 4193 | 44.3 | 3245 | 38.8 | <0.001 |
 Male | 5268 | 55.7 | 5111 | 61.2 | <0.001 |
Ethnic group | |||||
 Indigenous | 229 | 2.4 | 609 | 7.3 | <0.01 |
 Afro, mulato | 8632 | 91.2 | 5985 | 71.6 | <0.001 |
 Other | 599 | 6.3 | 1761 | 21.1 | <0.001 |
Insurance | |||||
 Affiliated | 6926 | 73.2 | 6300 | 75.4 | <0.01 |
 Not affiliated | 2532 | 26.8 | 2054 | 24.6 | 0.09 |