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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the participants

From: Seroprevalence of fascioliasis, toxocariasis, strongyloidiasis and cysticercosis in blood samples diagnosed in Medic Medical Center Laboratory, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2012

Characteristics

Fascioliasis (n = 10,084)

Toxocariasis (n = 77,356)

Strongyloidiasis (n = 42,920)

Cysticercosis (n = 14,601)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Gender

 Male

4,916 (48.8)

30,698 (39.7)

16,651 (38.8)

5,889 (40.3)

 Female

5,168 (51.2)

46,658 (60.3)

26,269 (61.2)

8,712 (59.7)

Age group (years)

 < 1

22 (0.2)

120 (0.2)

71 (0.2)

27 (0.2)

 1–15

728 (7.2)

12,007 (15.5)

5,924 (13.8)

1,750 (12.0)

 16–30

2,151 (21.3)

19,842 (25.7)

10,529 (24.5)

3,482 (23.8)

 31–45

3,823 (37.9)

26,488 (34.2)

14,681 (34.2)

5,328 (36.5)

 46–60

2,718 (27.0)

15,342 (19.8)

9,048 (21.1)

3,132 (21.5)

 61–75

494 (4.9)

2,908 (3.8)

2,089 (4.9)

695 (4.8)

 76–90

140 (1.4)

627 (0.8)

545 (1.3)

175 (1.2)

 > 90

8 (1.0)

22 (< 0.1)

33 (0.1)

12 (0.1)