Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Patient groups | Cross-sectional analysis | Longitudinal analysis* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | CE patients (N = 171) | Controls (N = 90) | CE patients (N = 151) |
| Age (years) [mean (SD)] | 46.89 (16.92) | 56.27 (14.18) | 44.55 (16.64) |
| Male gender [N (%)] | 84 (49.12) | 20 (22.22) | 74 (49.01) |
| Distribution of number of cysts [patients N (%)] | |||
| One nonparasitic cysts | 0 (0) | 90 (100) | 0 (0) |
| One parasitic cyst | 142 (83.04) | 0 (0) | 110 (72.85) |
| Two parasitic cysts | 24 (14.04) | 0 (0) | 39 (25.83) |
| Three parasitic cysts | 5 (2.92) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.32) |
| Cyst diameter (mm) [mean (SD)]† | 65.63 (32.79) | 64.28 (44.38) | 65.63 (32.79) |
| Distribution of cysts stages [cysts N (%)]† | |||
| Nonparasitic cyst | 0 (0) | 90 (100) | 0 (0) |
| CE1 | 7 (4.09) | 0 (0) | 6 (3.97) |
| CE2 | 16 (9.36) | 0 (0) | 14 (9.27) |
| CE3a | 22 (12.87) | 0 (0) | 27 (17.88) |
| CE3b | 46 (26.9) | 0 (0) | 46 (30.46) |
| CE4 | 43 (25.15) | 0 (0) | 33 (21.85) |
| CE5 | 37 (21.64) | 0 (0) | 25 (16.56) |
CE = cystic echinococcosis.
*
Data refer to the first visit.
†
Data refer to the most active cyst, and, when more cysts of the same stage were present, according to the cyst of largest diameter.