Table 3 Proportions of individuals in defined mf load groups by age and sex
| Â | Â | Mf load group | Â | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Gender | 0mf | 1-50mf | 51-100mf | >100mf | Total | Â |
Children | Male | 124 (47.9) | 118 (45.6) | 9 (3.5) | 8 (3.1) | 259 | Â |
| Â | Female | 116 (53.2) | 94 (43.1) | 4 (1.8) | 4 (1.8) | 218 | Â |
|  | Total | 240 (50.3) | 212 (44.4) | 13 (2.7) | 12 (2.5) | 477 | P = 0.434 |
Adults | Male | 528 (52.3) | 431 (42.7) | 27 (2.7) | 24 (2.4) | 1010 | Â |
| Â | Female | 486 (55.4) | 367 (41.8) | 11 (1.3) | 13 (1.5) | 877 | Â |
|  | Total | 1014 (53.7) | 798 (42.3) | 38 (2.0) | 37 (2.0) | 1887 | P = 0.056 |
Total | Male | 652 (51.4) | 549 (43.3) | 36 (2.8) | 32 (2.5) | 1269 | Â |
| Â | Female | 602 (55.0) | 461 (42.1) | 15 (1.4) | 17 (1.6) | 1095 | Â |
|  | Total | 1254 (53.0) | 1010 (42.7) | 51 (2.2) | 49 (2.1) | 2364 | P = 0.017 |