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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the population assisted at the Instituto Emílio Ribas travel clinics, São Paulo, Brazil, between January 2006 and December 2010

From: Pre-travel malaria chemoprophylaxis counselling in a public travel medicine clinic in São Paulo, Brazil

Variable (completeness)

N

%

Gender (100%)

Male

1343

48.9

Female

1401

51.1

Age (years; 100%)

0–9

66

2.4

10–17

90

3.3

18–24

522

19.0

25–34

966

35.2

35–44

486

17.7

45–59

457

16.7

≥60

157

5.7

Mean (standard deviation)

34.7 (±14.0)

Median (interquartile range)

31.3 (0.1–91.5)

Schooling (years; 90.3%)

≥12

1872

75.6

8–11

472

19.0

<8

133

5.4

Immunosuppressive condition (100%)

No

2678

97.6

Yes

66

2.4

HIV infection (100%)

No

2711

98.8

Yes

33

1.2

Diabetes mellitus (100%)

No

2708

98.7

Yes

36

1.3

Depression (100%)

No

2653

96.7

Yes

91

3.3