Table 4. Association between the prevalence of IL-10 and gender, age, S. haematobium infection status, and haematuria.
Factor | Category | No. of children (n) | % with detectable IL-10 in urine | X2 | p-value | Median (pg/ml) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Females | 107 | 77.3% | 59.6 | |||
Males | 83 | 84.3% | 1.3650 | 0.243 | 59.6 | 0.995 | |
Age (years) | 5–9 | 66 | 75.8% | 80.0 | |||
10–11 | 94 | 80.9% | 59.6 | ||||
12–15 | 30 | 90.0% | 2.6805 | 0.262 | 59.6 | <0.001 | |
S. haematobium infection status | Positive | 72 | 86.1% | 69.2 | |||
Negative | 118 | 72.1% | 2.3059 | 0.129 | 59.6 | 0.301 | |
Haematuria | Present | 33 | 87.9% | 59.6 | |||
Absent | 157 | 79.0% | 1.3767 | 0.241 | 59.6 | 0.216 |