Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection and associated risk factors in Huicholes in Mexico

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 Bivariate analysis of clinical data and infection with T. gondii in Huicholes

Characteristic	Subjects tested* no.	Prevalence of *T. gondii* infection		P value
		No.	%
Clinical status
Healthy	171	59	34.5	0.34
Ill	41	11	26.8
Lymphadenopathy ever
Yes	71	28	39.4	0.17
No	143	43	30.1
Headache frequently
Yes	154	57	37	0.05
No	60	14	23.3
Memory impairment
Yes	123	48	39	0.03
No	91	23	25.3
Dizziness
Yes	123	51	41.5	0.004
No	85	19	22.4
Reflexes impairment
Yes	73	29	39.7	0.14
No	141	42	29.8
Hearing impairment
Yes	19	8	42.1	0.38
No	195	63	32.3
Visual impairment
Yes	56	24	42.9	0.07
No	158	47	29.7
Surgery ever
Yes	26	8	30.8	0.78
No	188	63	33.5
Transplantation
Yes	0	0	0	-
No	214	71	33.2
Blood transfusion
Yes	20	7	35	0.85
No	194	64	33
Pregnancies
None	11	0	0	0.07
One to three	40	13	32.5
Four to six	44	15	34.1
More than six	33	14	42.4
Deliveries
Zero	14	2	14.3	0.26
One to three	44	12	27.3
Four to six	44	16	36.4
Seven to nine	19	9	47.4
Nine to twelve	7	3	42.9
Cesarean sections
No	115	37	32.2	0.64
Yes	13	5	38.5
Miscarriages
No	97	32	33	0.51
Yes	25	10	40
Stillbirths
No	115	37	32.2	0.22
Yes	7	4	57.1

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