Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the patients and seropositivity to T. gondii.
From: Toxoplasma gondii infection and liver disease: a case-control study in a Northern Mexican population
Prevalence of T. gondii infection | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | No. | % | No. | % | P value |
Gender | |||||
Male | 47 | 62.7 | 8 | 17.0 | 0.19 |
Female | 28 | 37.3 | 2 | 7.1 | |
Age groups (years) | |||||
30 or less | 3 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
31-50 | 17 | 22.7 | 2 | 11.8 | 0.56 |
51-70 | 41 | 54.7 | 6 | 14.6 | |
>70 | 14 | 18.7 | 2 | 14.3 | |
Residence place | |||||
Durango City | 75 | 100.0 | 10 | 13.3 | |
Birth place | |||||
Durango State | 67 | 89.3 | 9 | 13.4 | 0.71 |
Other Mexican State | 8 | 10.7 | 1 | 12.5 | |
Residence area | |||||
Urban | 49 | 65.3 | 5 | 10.2 | 0.2 |
Suburban | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Rural | 25 | 33.3 | 5 | 20.0 | |
Socio-economic level | |||||
Low | 50 | 72.5 | 8 | 16.0 | 0.44 |
Medium | 19 | 27.5 | 2 | 10.5 | |
Educational level | |||||
No education | 6 | 8.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0.58 |
Up to 6 years | 63 | 84.0 | 8 | 12.7 | |
7-12 years | 6 | 8.0 | 1 | 16.7 | |
Occupation | |||||
No laborerb | 26 | 34.7 | 1 | 3.8 | 0.07 |
Laborerc | 49 | 65.3 | 9 | 18.4 | |