Table 1. Age, gender, ABO group, dietary and vaccination histories, and geographic area of childhood in 84 healthy human subjects from whom sera were studied in the present report.
| N = 84; average age = 35.6y | ||
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| Age | 20–29 = 26.2% (22/84); 30–39 = 45.2% (38/84); 40–49 = 22.6% (19/84); 50–59 = 4.8% (4/84); 60–80 = 1.2% (1/84) | |
| Gender | M = 69% (58/84), mean age 34.1 y. F = 31% (26/84), mean age 36.3 y | |
| ABO blood group | A = 33.3% (28/84), B = 22.6% (19/84), O = 38.1% (32/84), AB = 6.0% (5/84) | |
| Diet |
Vegetarians = 2.4% (2/84), NO white meat = 2.4% (2/84), NO beef = 6.0% (5/84), NO pork = 17.9% (15/84). |
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| Vaccination history | Bacillus Calmette-Guerin | Y = 69.8% (58/84), N = 30.2% (26/84) |
| Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus | Y = 96.4% (81/84), N = 3.6% (3/84) | |
| Haemophilus influenzae type B | Y = 22.6% (19/84), N = 77.4% (65/84) | |
| Hepatitis B | Y = 83.3% (70/84), N = 16.7% (14/84) | |
| Influenza | Y = 72.6% (61/84), N = 27.4% (23/84) | |
| Measles | Y = 89.3% (75/84), N = 10.7% (9/84) | |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella | Y = 90.5% (76/84), N = 9.5% (8/84) | |
| Oral Poliomyelitis Vaccine | Y = 88.1% (74/84), N = 11.9% (10/84) | |
| Typhoid | Y = 25.0% (21/84), N = 75.0% (63/84) | |
| Varicella Zoster | Y = 35.7% (30/84), N = 64.3% (54/84) | |
| Yellow Fever | Y = 20.2% (17/84), N = 79.8% (67/84) | |
| Geographic location during childhood |
Europe: 17.9% (15/84); Middle-East: 13.1% (11/84); Africa: 2.4% (2/84); South-West Asia: 8.3% (7/84); East Asia: 32.1% (27/84); South America: 9.5% (8/84); North America: 16.7% (14/84) |
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M = male; F = female; Y = yes; N = no.