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Table 1. Demographic description of uninfected and S. stercoralis infected (baseline) subjects

From: Systemic profile of immune factors in an elderly Italian population affected by chronic strongyloidiasis

 

CTRL (n = 34)

Ss+ (n = 32)

P-value

Gender, F (n)

13 (38%)

13 (41%)

ns

Age (years), median (IQR)

72 (61.5–78.0)

74 (63.5–78)

ns

Eosinophils (cells/µl), median (IQR)

290 (100–622.5)

815 (550–1078)

< 0.0001

Eosinophils (%), median (IQR)

3.79 (1.515–7.425)

10.45 (6.4–14.55)

0.0029

WBC (cells/µl), median (IQR)

6305 (5675–12,230)

7470 (6600–9305)

0.0388

Geographical origin, Italy (n)

34

32

 

S. stercoralis stool exam, n (%)

 Positive

0

15 (47)

 

 Negative

16 (47)

16 (50)

 

 Unknown

18 (53)

1 (3)

 

S. stercoralis serology, n (%)

 Positive

0

32 (100)

 

 Negative

34 (100)

0

 
  1. Notes: Statistical differences were assessed with the Mann-Whitney U-test, except for gender, which was tested with Fisher’s exact test. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05
  2. Abbreviations: CTRL, uninfected controls; Ss+, S. stercoralis infected individuals; IQR, interquartile range; WBC, white blood cells; ns, not significant
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