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. 2008 Oct 20;1:39. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-1-39

Table 1.

Numbers of subjects enrolled in the study by sex and age class

By sex By region of origin1


Age class2 Males Females 1 2 3 4 Total
<1 yr 179 159 168 45 30 95 338
1 year 17 12 14 7 6 2 29
2–10 28 35 21 13 11 18 63
11–20 28 61 54 10 14 11 89
21–29 79 340 155 92 44 128 419
30–45 134 405 169 116 67 187 539
>45 83 65 49 21 8 70 148
Totals 548 1077 630 304 180 511 1625

1. Region 1 = Arabian Peninsula, 2 = Africa, 3 = Eastern Mediterranean, 4 = Asia.

2. Age range in each of the age classes used for analysis