Table 4 Mann–Whitney U test results for comparison of mean intensities between sex of hosts and age group of wild boars hunted in São Paulo, Paraná, and Rio Grande do Sul states, Brazil
From: Integrative taxonomy of Metastrongylus spp. in wild boars from Brazil
Sex | Age group | Statistical analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 33) | Female (n = 25) | Statistical analysis | Juvenile (n = 13) | Adult (n = 45) | ||
Mean intensity (range of intensity) | Mean intensity (range of intensity) | Mean intensity (range of intensity) | Mean intensity (range of intensity) | |||
Ms | 17.5 (1–53) | 12.5 (1–58) | U(18) = 161, Z = 1.4, P = 0.1 | 15 (1–49) | 15.3 (1–58) | U(18) = 75.5, Z = 0.4, P = 0.6 |
Ma | 12 (4–26) | 16 (3–29) | U(18) = 8, Z = 1.7, P = 0.09 | 0 | 12.8 (3–29) | NA |
Mp | 18.1 (1–59) | 32 (1–93) | U(18) = 10.5, Z = 1.5, P = 0.1 | 0 | 21.6 (1–93) | NA |
Total | 24.6 (1–96) | 19.6 (1–128) | U(18) = 189.5, Z = 1.2, P = 0.2 | 15 (1–49) | 23.7 (1–128) | U(18) = 76.5, Z = 0.8, P = 0.4 |