Table 1 Demographics of study samples
From: The influence of exposure to Toxoplasma Gondii on host lipid metabolism
T. gondii | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Seropositive | Seronegative | Combined | ||
N = 89 | N = 956 | N = 1045 | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Sex | 0.923 | |||
Male | 50 (56.2) | 532 (55.6) | 582 (55.7) | |
Female | 39 (43.8) | 424 (44.4) | 463 (44.3) | |
Age | 0.794 | |||
< 40 years | 28 (31.5) | 284 (29.7) | 312 (29.9) | |
40 to < 50 | 21 (23.6) | 246 (25.7) | 267 (25.6) | |
50 to < 60 | 26 (29.2) | 246 (25.7) | 272 (26.0) | |
≥ 60 | 14 (15.7) | 180 (18.8) | 194 (18.6) | |
TG | 0.774 | |||
Low | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Normal | 61 (68.5) | 630 (65.9) | 691 (66.1) | |
High | 28 (31.5) | 326 (34.1) | 354 (33.9) | |
HDL | 0.111 | |||
Low | 2 (2.25) | 45 (4.71) | 47 (4.50) | |
Normal | 87 (97.8) | 911 (95.3) | 998 (95.5) | |
High | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
LDL | 0.01 | |||
Low | 2 (2.25) | 40 (4.18) | 42 (4.02) | |
Normal | 76 (85.4) | 877 (91.7) | 953 (91.2) | |
High | 11 (12.4) | 39 (4.08) | 50 (4.78) | |
TC | 0.024 | |||
Low | 2 (2.25) | 9 (0.94) | 11 (1.05) | |
Normal | 68 (76.4) | 836 (87.4) | 904 (86.5) | |
High | 19 (21.3) | 111 (11.6) | 130 (12.4) | |