Table 3 Association between sex, age and soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and presence of anemia in participants from Fortín Mbororé Village (Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina)
Presence of anemia (N) | Percentage (%) [95% CI] | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Population | 118 | 45 | 72.4 [64.9–78.8] | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 47 | 28 | 62.7 [51.0–73.0] | |
Female | 71 | 17 | 80.7 [70.9–87.8] | 0.010 |
Age group | ||||
1–5 | 11 | 10 | 52.4 [30.2–73.7] | |
6–12 | 30 | 9 | 76.9 [60.5–87.9] | |
13–19 | 17 | 5 | 77.3 [53.5–90.9] | 0.116 |
19–27 | 26 | 5 | 83.9 [65.4–93.5] | |
> 27 | 34 | 16 | 68 [53.5–79.7] | |
Hookworm | ||||
Male | ||||
Yes | 41 | 18 | 69.5 [56.3–80.1] | 0.019 |
No | 6 | 10 | ||
Female | ||||
Yes | 55 | 13 | 80.9 [69.5–88.7] | 0.930 |
No | 16 | 4 | ||
S. stercoralis | ||||
Male | ||||
Yes | 2 | 2 | 50 [24.7–97.5] | 0.590 |
No | 45 | 26 | ||
Female | ||||
Yes | 11 | 3 | 78.6 [46–94] | 0.830 |
No | 60 | 14 | ||