Table 1.

Variable standards

Variables	Attributes
Sex	Male = 1, Female = 2
Age	< 18 years old = 1, [18–40) = 2, [40–60) = 3, ≥ 60 years old = 4
Nation	Han nationality = 1, Tibetan = 2, Others = 3
Education	No formal education = 1, Primary = 2, Junior = 3, Senior = 4, College and above = 5
Occupation	Herdsman = 1, Farmer = 2, Others = 3
Disease type	CE = 1, AE = 2
Disease duration (year)	< 5 = 1, [5–10) = 2, ≥ 10 = 3
Albendazole dosage form	Tablet = 1, Emulsion = 2, Tablet + emulsion = 3
Occurrence of adverse reactions	Yes = 1, No = 2

CE cystic echinococcosis; AE alveolar echinococcosis