Table 1 Demographic features of 42 patients hospitalized in Edmonton, Alberta with echinococcal disease 1991–2001
From: Echinococcal disease in Alberta, Canada: more than a calcified opacity
| Â | Definite/Probable (N = 22) | Possible (N = 20) | Total (N = 42) |
|---|---|---|---|
Male | 5 (23%) | 11 (55%) | 16 (38%) |
Female | 17 (77%) | 9 (45%) | 26 (62%) |
Born in Canada | 14 (64%) | 14 (70%) | 28 (67%) |
Foreign born* | 4 (18%) | 2 (10%) | 6 (14%) |
Place of birth unknown | 4 (18%) | 4 (20%) | 8 (19%) |
Edmonton residence | 6 (27%) | 6 (30%) | 12 (29%) |
NWT residence | 9 (41%) | 8 (40%) | 17 (40%) |
Rural Alberta residence | 7 (32%) | 6 (30%) | 13 (31%) |
Mean age (years) | 32 ± 16 | 54 ± 25 |  |
Pulmonary disease | 9 (40%) | 2 (10%) | 11(26%) |
Hepatic disease | 12 (55 %) | 16 (80%) | 28 (67%) |
Spleen /kidney | 0 | 2 (10%) | 2 (5%) |
Cardiac | 1 (5%) | 0 | 1 (2%) |