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. 2013 Jun 24;8(6):e66795. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066795

Table 2. Prevalence of HTLV-1/2 Among Different Population, Gender and Age Groups.

Characteristics No. tested (%) HTLV-1 positive (%) p HTLV-2 positive (%) p
Population 0.03 0.10
Donors 3548 (64.7) 2 (0.06) 1 (0.03)
MHDs 908 (16.6) 1 (0.11) 0
HRs 1024 (18.7) 4 (0.39) 2 (0.20)
Gender 0.82 0.72
Male 3296 (60.1) 5 (0.15) 2 (0.06)
Female 2184 (39.9) 2 (0.09) 1 (0.05)
Age (years) 0.45 0.68
<20 634 (11.6) 1 (0.16) 0
20–40 3533 (64.5) 3 (0.08) 2 (0.06)
>40 1313 (24.0) 3 (0.23) 1 (0.08)
All 5480 7 (0.13) 3 (0.05) 0.21

Note: MHDs, patients with malignant hematological diseases; HRs, high-risk groups.