Table 2 Demographic characteristics of cystic echinococcosis and alveolar echinococcosis in China, 2012–2016

Sex

Male

547,291

1670

0.30

1

429

0.08

1

Female

603,389

2491

0.41

1.35 (1.27–1.44)*

626

0.10

1.32 (1.17–1.50)*

Age (years)

 < 15

101,076

188

0.19

1

68

0.07

1

15–35

303,907

1010

0.33

1.79 (1.53–2.09)*

328

0.11

1.61 (1.24–2.08)*

35–60

539,851

1886

0.35

1.88 (1.62–2.18)*

495

0.09

1.36 (1.06–1.76)*

 > 60

205,879

1077

0.52

2.82 (2.42–3.29)*

164

0.08

1.18 (0.89–1.57)

Occupation

Herdsman

158,074

2149

1.36

8.33 (7.49–9.27)*

767

0.49

13.42 (10.76–16.73)*

Semi-farmers and -herders

418,73

271

0.65

3.94 (3.37–4.60)*

51

0.12

3.36 (2.38–4.74)*

Farmers

706,713

1295

0.18

1.11 (0.99–1.24)

115

0.02

0.45 (0.34–0.59)*

Religious worker

1,761

45

2.56

15.86 (11.61–21.66)*

34

1.93

54.18 (36.37–80.72)*

Others

242,290

400

0.16

1

88

0.04

1

Degree of education

Preschool

20,277

22

0.11

0.12 (0.07–0.17)*

4

0.02

0.08 (0.03–0.21)*

Illiterate

250,505

2341

0.94

1

639

0.25

1

Primary school

455,134

1254

0.28

0.29 (0.27–0.31)*

344

0.08

0.29 (0.26–0.34)*

Junior high school

315,040

378

0.12

0.13 (0.11–0.14)*

41

0.01

0.05 (0.04–0.07)*

Senior high school

71,882

91

0.13

0.13 (0.11–0.16)*

6

0.01

0.03 (0.01–0.07)*

College or above

37,775

75

0.20

0.21 (0.17–0.26)*

21

0.06

0.22 (0.14–0.33)*

Total

1,150,715

4161

0.36

1055

0.09