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Table 1 Distinguishing characteristics between resident immigrants and recently arrived immigrants from Africa diagnosed with imported malaria in Barcelona city (1989–2007).

From: Imported malaria among African immigrants: is there still a relationship between developed countries and their ex-colonies?

 

Habitual Residents*

368/489

(75.3%)

Recently arrived

89/489

(18.2%)

ORc (95%CI)

ORa (95%CI)

Sex

    

   Male

178 (48.4)

45 (50.6)

1

-

   Female

190 (51.6)

44 (49.4)

1.1 (0.7–1.8)

 

Age

    

   15–38 years

228 (62)

58 (65.2)

1

-

   < 15 years

65 (17.7)

13 (14.6)

1.3 (0.7–2.5)

 

   > 38 years

73 (19.8)

16 (18)

1.2 (0.6–2.1)

 

   Unknown

2 (0.5)

2 (2.2)

-

 

Equatorial Guinea

    

   No

141 (38.3)

53 (50.6)

1

1

   Yes

227 (61.7)

36 (40.4)

2.4 (1.5–3.9)

2.6 (1.6–4.3)

VFR

    

   No

9 (2.4)

12 (13.5)

1

1

   Yes

359 (97.6)

49 (55.1)

6.9 (2.8–17.1)

6.8 (2.7–17.5)

   Unknown

-

28 (31.5)

-

 

Admission

    

   Yes

81 (22)

22 (24.7)

1

-

   No

287 (78)

67 (75.3)

1.2 (0.7–2)

 

Inner City Resident

    

   Yes

47 (12.8)

17 (19.1)

1

-

   No

297 (80.7)

62 (69.7)

1.7 (0.9–3.2)

 

   Unknown

24 (6.5)

10 (11.2)

0.9 (0.4–2.2)

 

Species

    

   Others

37 (10.1)

12 (13.5)

1

1

   P. falciparum

282 (76.6)

72 (80.9)

1.3 (0.6–2.6)

1.7 (0.8–3.5)

   Plasmodium sp

49 (13.3)

5 (5.6)

3.1 (1–9.8)

4 (1.2–13.6)

Declaring Center

    

   Others

64 (17.4)

59 (66.3)

1

-

   HCP

58 (15.8)

17 (19.1)

0.7 (0.3–1.6)

 

   UMTSID

246 (66.8)

13 (14.6)

0.85 (0.4–1.6)

 
  1. * In 32 cases (6.5%) it was not know if the immigrants were habitual residents or recently arrived, so these were not analysed.
  2. VFR: visiting friends and relatives, CV: residency in Inner city, HCP: Hospital Clinic, UMTSID: Unitat de Medicina Tropical i Salut Internacional Drassanes. ORc: crude odds ratio. ORa: adjusted odds ratio.