Volume 12, Number 4—April 2006
Research
Recently Acquired Toxoplasma gondii Infection, Brazil
Table 1
Demographics of Toxoplasma gondii patients and controls, Erechim, Brazil, 2003–2004, N=241
Factor | Patients, no. (%) (n = 131*) | Controls, no. (%) (n = 110*) | χ2 p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | <0.0001 | ||
<5 | 14 (10.7) | 1 (0.9) | |
6–10 | 16 (12.2) | 16 (14.6) | |
11–15 | 19 (14.5) | 14 (12.7) | |
16–20 | 12 (9.2) | 31 (28.2) | |
21–30 | 21 (16.0) | 31 (28.2) | |
31–40 | 28 (21.4) | 11 (10.0) | |
>41 | 21 (16.0) | 6 (5.5) | |
Sex | 0.01 | ||
Male | 72 (55.0) | 42 (38.2) | |
Female | 59 (45.0) | 68 (61.8) | |
Race | 0.54 | ||
White | 127 (97.0) | 105 (95.5) | |
Other | 4 (3.1) | 5 (4.5) | |
Ethnicity | 0.51 | ||
German, Polish, or Italian | 117 (94.4) | 102 (96.2) | |
Other | 7 (5.7) | 4 (3.8) |
*Numbers within each category may not add to total n because of nonresponse.