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Table 2 Risk factors for adult HFMD (single-factor analysis)

From: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of adult hand, foot, and mouth disease in northern Zhejiang, China, May 2008 – November 2013

Epidemiological characters

Adult HFMD patients

Adult fever clinic patients

χ2

P value

OR (95% CI)

Gender

  

0.37

0.54

-

  Male

20

23

   

  Female

29

26

   

Residence

  

0.40

0.53

-

  Urban

33

30

   

  Rural

16

19

   

Occupation

  

-

0.51

-

  Medical staff

5

4

   

  Civil servant

6

5

   

  Teacher

8

5

   

  Student

2

7

   

  Farmer

6

10

   

  Labor worker

14

13

   

  House-hold

8

5

   

Education

  

0.38

0.54

-

  High school or below

31

28

   

  College

18

21

   

Family size

  

7.33

<0.01

4.27 (1.42 ~ 12.83)

  ≥4 persons

16

5

   

  <4 persons

33

44

   

per capita living space

  

3.86

0.05

3.26 (0.96 ~ 11.07)

  <10 square meter/person

11

4

   

  ≥10 square meter/person

38

45

   

Having separate toilet at home

  

0.71

0.40

-

  Yes

45

47

   

  No

4

2

   

Having children under 5-years-old

  

30.21

<0.01

12.81 (4.81 ~ 34.10)

  Yes

35

8

   

  No

14

41

   

Having children diagnosed as HFMD

  

20.35

<0.01

30.4 (3.87 ~ 238.99)

  Yes

19

1

   

  No

30

48

   

Keep pets

  

-

0.29

-

  Cat

1

2

   

  Dog

5

11

   

  Others

1

1

   

  No

42

35

   

Play mobile games

  

0.55

0.46

-

  Yes

37

40

   

  No

12

9

   

Sharing mobile with others

  

8.61

<0.01

6.13 (1.63 ~ 23.01)

  Yes

14

3

   

  No

35

46

   

Play mobile more than 1 hour per day

  

1.34

0.25

-

  Yes

10

15

   

  No

39

34