Density-dependent effects on the weight of female Ascaris lumbricoides infections of humans and its impact on patterns of egg production

Table 1 Summary of data used in analyses

Population	Hosts sampled		Hosts lost to follow-up		Hosts with a positive female worm count		Hosts with a positive female worm count and from whom egg output was estimated
	age ≤ 12	age > 12	age ≤ 12	age > 12	age ≤ 12	age > 12	age ≤ 12	age > 12
Baseline	990	775	-	-	834	639	834	639
1^st re-infection	699	558	291	217	555	383	528	364
2^nd re-infection	592	425	107	133	496	257	463	228

ISSN: 1756-3305