Table 1.

Characteristics of the study population (N = 510)

	N (%)
Male	243 (47.6)
Age*	7.5 ± 0.9
Any STH infection	409 (80.2)
Ascaris lumbricoides	327 (64.1)
Light (< 5,000 epg)	116 (22.7)
Moderate (5,000–50,000 epg)	198 (38.8)
Heavy (> 50,000 epg)	13 (2.5)
Trichuris trichiura	274 (53.7)
Light (< 1,000 epg)	241 (47.3)
Moderate (1,000–10,000 epg)	33 (6.5)
Heavy (> 10,000 epg)	0 (0.0)
Hookworm	27 (5.3)
Light (< 2,000 epg)	25 (4.9)
Moderate (2,000–4,000 epg)	2 (0.4)
Heavy (> 4,000 epg)	0 (0.0)
C-reactive protein > 5 mg/L	78 (16.7)

epg = eggs per gram; STH = soil-transmitted helminth.

^*Mean ± standard deviation.