Table 2. Comparison of baseline characteristics of patients who completed / did not complete follow-up.

Main characteristics	Follow-up completed (n. 198)	Lost to follow-up (n. 25)	p
Sex M	115 (87.8%)	16 (12.2%)	0.72
Age (Years) (Mean)	43.9 (SD 20.7)	31.8 (SD 9.8)	0.01
Weight (Mean)	67.6 (SD 17.4)	67.3 (SD 15.4)	0.99
Prior residence overseas	147/198 (74.2%)	25/25 (100%)	0.00
Symptomatic	92/198 (46.5%)	12/25 (48%)	0.95
Eosinophils/mmc (Mean)	777 (SD 609)	835 (SD 1030)	0.11§
IFAT titer (Median)	40 (Q1 = 20, Q2 = 160)	(80 Q1 = 40, Q2 = 160)	0.27§
Positive stool agar culture	85/198 (42.9%)	8/25 (32.0%)	0.69
Positive stool microscopy	61/198 (30.8%)	8/25 (32.0%)	0.91

Inference on proportions based on Yates' chi-square test, inference on continuous variables based on Student's T test, unless otherwise specified.

§Mann-Whitney U test.