Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 Bivariate analysis of clinical data and infection with T. gondii in fruit and vegetable workers and controls.

From: Toxoplasma gondii infection in workers occupationally exposed to unwashed raw fruits and vegetables: a case control seroprevalence study

	Workers (n = 200)				Controls (n = 400)				All (n = 600)
	No. of	Prevalence of			No. of	Prevalence of			No. of	Prevalence of
	subjects	*T. gondii* infection		P	subjects	*T. gondii* infection		P	subjects	*T. gondii* infection		P
Characteristic	tested	No.	%	value	tested	No.	%	value	tested	No.	%	value
Health status
Healthy	113	11	9.7	0.53	266	14	5.3	0.04	379	25	6.6	0.13
Ill	47	4	8.5		110	13	11.8		157	17	10.8
Lymphadenopathy ever
Yes	30	3	10.0	0.46	68	4	5.9	0.44	98	7	7.1	0.93
No	115	9	7.8		296	22	7.4		411	31	7.5
Headaches frequently
Yes	37	5	13.5	0.15	104	7	6.7	0.93	141	12	8.5	0.77
No	109	7	6.4		262	20	7.6		371	27	7.3
Blood transfusion
Yes	23	3	13.0	0.24	33	1	3.0	0.49	56	4	7.1	1.00
No	176	12	6.8		365	30	8.2		541	42	7.8
Transplantation
Yes	0	0	0.0	-	1	0	0.0	1.00	1	0	0	1.00
No	194	15	7.7		397	31	7.8		591	46	7.8
Surgery ever
Yes	60	7	11.7	0.63	165	15	9.1	0.35	225	22	9.8	0.25
No	99	8	8.1		200	12	6.0		299	20	6.7
Memory impairment
Yes	49	7	14.3	0.11	75	6	8.0	0.99	124	13	10.5	0.30
No	115	8	7.0		306	22	7.2		421	30	7.1
Reflex impairment
Yes	30	4	13.3	0.28	44	7	15.9	0.03	74	11	14.9	0.03
No	134	11	8.2		337	21	6.2		471	32	6.8
Hearing impairment
Yes	31	3	9.7	0.54	63	6	9.5	0.43	94	9	9.6	0.61
No	127	11	8.7		320	22	6.9		447	33	7.4
Visual impairment
Yes	66	5	7.6	0.98	164	17	10.4	0.07	230	22	9.6	0.18
No	91	8	8.8		219	11	5.0		310	19	6.1

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