Table 1.

Demographics of neurocysticercosis hospitalizations, Los Angeles County 1991–2008 (N = 3937)

	n	%
Race/ethnicity
Latino	3,605	91.6
Caucasian	206	5.2
API*	25	0.6
African American	38	1.0
Other or unknown	63	1.4
Gender
Male	2,087	53.0
Female	1,850	47.0
Age Group
0–9	143	3.6
10–19	304	7.7
20–39	1,883	47.8
40–59	1,056	26.8
60+	551	14.0
Mean Age (years)		Range
Overall	38.4	0–94
1991 (N = 211)	31.3	1–87
2008 (N = 180)	43.1	10–94

^*API = Asian/Pacific Islander.