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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: A longitudinal study of allergy and intestinal helminth infections in semi urban and rural areas of Flores, Indonesia (ImmunoSPIN Study)

 

Semi Urban

Rural

Participants

1161

514

Age (mean, SD)

6.77 ± 3.31

5.85 ± 3.12

Sex male/female (male%)

583/578 (50.2)

270/244 (52.5)

BMI (mean, SD)

15.4 ± 2.39

14.4 ± 1.83

Parasites (%)

  

   Any helminths

53.2

40.8

   Ascaris lumbricoides

38.7

21.8

   Trichuris trichiura

25.3

11.8

   Hookworms

11.8

18.5

  1. Body Mass Index (BMI) = Weight(kg)/height(m) squared. Helminth infection was measured by microscopic examination.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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