TABLE I. Summary of the results of surveys on glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient prevalence in Latin America and the Caribbean.
| Country | Male (n) | Prevalence range among studies (%) | Female (n) | Prevalence range among studies (%) | Population not discriminated by sexa (n) | Prevalence range among studies (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 4,437 | 0.3-0.5 | - | - | 4,642 | 1.1 |
| Bolivia | 335 | 0.7-1.5 | 200 | 0 | - | - |
| Brazil | 28,671 | 0-12.9 | 6,709 | 0-13.6 | 9,801 | 1.1-13.3 |
| Colombia | 988 | 1.4-15.4 | - | - | 611 | 3.1-12.7 |
| Costa Rica | 1,371 | 0.4-12.6 | 1,683 | 0-7.8 | 1,628 | 0.4-5.4 |
| Cuba | 7,957 | 0.6-16.1 | 1,813 | 0.7-10.2 | 500 | 3.6 |
| Curaçao | 573 | 14 | 213 | 10.3 | - | - |
| El Salvador | 778 | 2.4 | 416 | 6 | 370 | 0.5 |
| Ecuador | 1,173 | 9.3-12.8 | - | - | - | - |
| Jamaica | 976 | 13.5-22.6 | 524 | 4.1-28.3 | - | - |
| Mexico | 13,126 | 0-12.7 | 488 | 0-0.9 | 2,464 | 0-0.6 |
| Peru | 640 | 0-0.7 | - | - | - | - |
| Puerto Rico | 56 | 5.4 | 143 | 2.8 | - | - |
| Saint Lucia | 427 | 14.8 | - | - | - | - |
| Suriname | 1,507 | 3.2-20.2 | 422 | 1.4 | - | - |
| Trinidad | 328 | 13.4 | - | - | - | - |
| Uruguay | - | - | 96 | 0 | 144 | 2.1 |
| Venezuela | 373 | 0-3.5 | 161 | 1.8-2.9 | 112 | 0 |
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| Total | 63,716 | 0-22.6 | 12,868 | 0-28.3 | 20,272 | 0-13.3 |
a: from studies conducted with male and female individuals without gender-specific prevalence.