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Table 1 Demographical characteristics (N = 513)

From: Skin and soft-tissue infections in suburban primary care: epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and observations on abscess management

Characteristic

No. (%)

   Age (years)

 

   Median

41

   Range

17 days-93 years

   0-17

105 (20)

   18-64

313 (61)

   ≥65

95 (19)

Male sex

287 (56)

Primary care at PAMF-PA

298 (58)

High income zip codes*(1)

463 (99)

High education zip codes*(2)

459 (98)

  1. Abbreviation: PAMF-PA, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto division.
  2. * Based on 468 Bay Area residents, proportion in zip code of (1) households with median household income > national median
  3. household income; (2) residents aged ≥25 yrs with a bachelor's degree or higher greater than the proportion nationwide.
  4. (Definitions from the U.S.Census.)