Table 2 Stratification by sex and age in cases of hypothyroidism and controls and seropositivity rates to T. gondii
Cases | Controls | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | No. tested | Seropositivity to T. gondii | No. tested | Seropositivity to T. gondii | Odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | P value | ||
No. | % | No. | % | ||||||
Sex | |||||||||
Male | 22 | 1 | 4.5 | 66 | 9 | 13.6 | 0.30 | 0.03–2.52 | 0.44 |
Female | 139 | 9 | 6.5 | 417 | 34 | 8.2 | 0.77 | 0.36–1.66 | 0.52 |
Age (years old) | |||||||||
≤ 30 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 2 | 6.5 | – | – | 1.00 |
31–50 | 65 | 0 | 0.0 | 202 | 19 | 9.4 | – | – | 0.005 |
> 50 | 86 | 10 | 11.6 | 250 | 22 | 8.8 | 1.36 | 0.61–3.0 | 0.44 |