Table 3 Seroprevalence of anti-T. gondii IgG antibodies in subjects with hernia repair and subjects without hernia according to age groups.
From: Toxoplasma gondii infection and abdominal hernia: evidence of a new association
Age groups (years) | Subjects with hernia repair | Subjects without hernia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | T. gondii infection | No. | T. gondii infection | Odds ratio | P value | |||
tested | No. | % | tested | No. | % | (95% Confidence interval) | ||
≤ 29 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 403 | 15 | 3.7 | 0.00 (0.00-19.66) | 1.00 |
30-39 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 184 | 15 | 8.2 | 0.00 (0.00-8.62) | 1.00 |
40-49 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 122 | 4 | 3.3 | 0.00 (0.00-59.51) | 1.00 |
50-59 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 153 | 14 | 9.2 | 1.99 (0.04-19.58) | 0.45 |
60-69 | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 115 | 13 | 11.3 | 2.85 (0.57-11.50) | 0.11 |
≥ 70 | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 117 | 15 | 12.8 | 2.47 (0.50-9.76) | 0.23 |
≥ 50 | 36 | 9 | 25.0 | 385 | 42 | 10.9 | 2.72 (1.10-6.57) | 0.02 |
All | 54a | 9 | 16.7 | 1094a | 76 | 6.9 | 2.68 (1.17-5.95) | 0.01 |