Table 2.

Norm-based mean physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores for neurocysticercosis (NCC) patients and their matched controls overall and stratified by demographic and clinical characteristics

	Characteristic	Mean PCS		P value*	Mean MCS		P value*
		NCC	Control		NCC	Control
All		45.9	48.5	< 0.01†	45.8	51.8	< 0.01†
Sex	Male	46.1	48.2	0.1	47.2	53.5	< 0.01†
	Female	45.7	48.7	0.01†	44.7	50.3	< 0.01†
Age	Younger (≤ 45 years)	47.8	51.8	< 0.01†	42.9	53.1	< 0.01†
	Older (> 45 years)	44.4	45.8	0.29	48.2	50.8	0.08
Manifestation	Epilepsy	46.4	48.1	0.3	43.2	52.0	< 0.01†
	Severe headaches	45.8	48.5	0.02†	46.7	52.2	< 0.01†
	Hydrocephalus	45.8	48.2	0.06	47.1	52.3	< 0.01†
Time since diagnosis	Less than 6 years ago	45.3	48.6	0.02†	45.4	51.2	< 0.01†
	6 or more years ago	45.8	48.0	0.1	45.7	52.4	< 0.01†

^*P value calculated using paired t tests.

^†Represents significant difference at P ≤ 0.05.