Table 4 Showed numbers, mean (SD), and range of eosinophilic meningitis reported in Thailand between 2014 and 2019 (n = 1,083) by occupations
Occupation/year | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Total | Mean, SD, range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Farmers | 98 (48.04) | 81 (47.65) | 73 (41.95) | 91 (47.15) | 74 (37.56) | 71 (49.31) | 488 (45.10) | 81.83, 10.46, 73–98* |
Laborers | 69 (33.82) | 47 (27.65) | 54 (31.03) | 52 (26.94) | 40 (20.30) | 36 (25.00) | 298 (27.54) | 49.67, 11.71, 36–69* |
Students | 21 (10.29) | 25 (14.71) | 23 (13.22) | 19 (9.84) | 46 (23.35) | 13 (9.03) | 147 (13.59) | 24.50, 11.31, 13–46 |
Housemaids | 1 (0.49) | 2 (1.18) | 2 (1.15) | 1 (0.52) | 4 (2.03) | 1 (0.69) | 11 (1.02) | 1.83, 1.17, 1–4 |
Government officials | 1 (0.49) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.52) | 3 (1.52) | 1 (0.69) | 6 (0.55) | 1.00, 1.10, 0–3 |
Merchants | 2 (0.98) | 1 (0.59) | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.52) | 0 | 6 (0.55) | 1.00, 1.26, 0–3 |
Policemen/soldiers | 0 | 1 (0.59) | 0 | 3 (1.55) | 2 (1.02) | 0 | 6 (0.55) | 1.00, 1.26, 0–3 |
Healthcare workers | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.57) | 2 (1.04) | 3 (1.52) | 0 | 6 (0.55) | 1.00, 1.26, 0–3 |
Others | 9 (4.41) | 5 (2.94) | 3 (1.72) | 1 (0.52) | 2 (1.02) | 4 (2.78) | 24 (2.22) | 4.00, 2.83, 1–9 |
Unknown | 3 (1.47) | 8 (4.71) | 18 (10.34) | 23 (11.92) | 20 (10.15) | 18 (12.50) | 90 (8.32) | 15.00, 7.75, 3–23 |
Total | 204 (100) | 170 (100) | 175 (100) | 193 (100) | 197 (100) | 144 (100) | 1083 (100) | 180.5, 22.1, 144–204 |