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Table 2 Ov-infected children by age and sex (n = 284)

From: Mothers’ Opisthorchis viverrini infection status and raw fish dish consumption in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: determinants of child infection status

 

Total (n = 284)

Ov positive

p value

Total (n = 284)

Male (n = 158)

Female (n = 126)

Age of children, mean (SD)

10.0

(3.4)

10.2

(3.4)

9.7

(3.3)

10.8

(3.3)

0.032*

Age group, n (%)

        

0.345**

 5 years

33

(11.6)

25

(75.8)

16

(80.0)

9

(69.2)

 

 6–10 years

126

(44.4)

101

(80.2)

63

(84.0)

38

(74.5)

 

 11–14 years

87

(30.6)

75

(86.2)

40

(88.9)

35

(83.3)

 

 15 years

38

(13.4)

34

(89.5)

16

(88.9)

18

(90.0)

 

 Total

284

(100.0)

235

(82.8)

135

(85.4)

100

(79.4)

 
  1. *Comparing the mean age of children by children’s Ov status
  2. **Comparing the children’s Ov status by age group