Table 1

- The descriptives statistics for the outcomes of foodborne disease outbreaks through 2017-2023.

Variables2017201820192020202120222023
Counts of FBDOs
Public source14.69±15.4814±15.8110.69±12.746±4.98.08±6.769.31±5.5715.31±23.02
Home source15.08±12.6614.67±11.4610.77±9.684.31±3.335.92±3.844.23±3.397.46±5.98
Counts of FBDOs cases
Public source163.77±252.1497.15±111.8993.23±114.4978.38±88.9760.85±67.172.85±61.95110.62±134.68
Home source77.77±68.3377.33±58.5653.31±45.9619.31±15.5626.54±15.718.54±13.5434.85±27.18
Counts of FBDOs cases based on gender
Male114.15±133.0788.38±88.6468.46±69.4556.92±58.4343.31±46.3248.38±35.9379.92±83.6
Female127.38±150.2180.15±70.7278.08±68.8540.77±41.4444.08±38.6243±29.665.54±76.15
Counts of FBDOs cases based on nationality
SA168±145.12125.38±90.77112.15±113.3483.38±80.7773.69±69.2567.69±47.62105.08±135.61
Non-SA73.54±148.2643.15±81.5734.38±53.1414.31±16.2413.69±1723.69±32.6740.38±62.52
Counts of FBDOs cases based on age
<1 years0.92±1.261.23±1.360.38±0.510.15±0.380.69±0.950.15±0.550.62±1.12
1-4 years18.77±12.8319.31±17.4313±9.647.62±6.349.77±6.556.85±5.617.85±7.71
5-19 years99.54±84.3267.85±49.6162±55.9936.31±29.1341.38±32.8738.54±28.6453.15±61.39
20-49 years104.46±151.9367.15±74.0366.77±74.3750.62±65.5632±39.5139.46±28.772.92±85.5
50+ years17.85±44.7713±31.574.38±5.243±4.163.54±4.146.38±14.2110.92±16.73

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). FBDOs: foodborne disease outbreaks, SA: Saudi Arabian