Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants
| Variable | EE group (N = 65) | HSS patients (N = 86) | Healthy controls (N = 41) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (M:F)* | 22:43 | 34:52 | 20:21 | 0.41 |
| Age | 29 (24, 43) | 40 (30, 51) | 32 (25, 38) | 0.01 |
| Education, secondary or more (n, %)* | 25 (39) | 33 (38) | 15 (42) | 0.80 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.9 (20.5, 27.6) | 22.7 (21.4, 26.9) | 23.6 (21.2, 28.3) | 0.20 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 13.3 (12.5, 14.9) | 9.7 (6.4, 11.5) | 13.6 (11.2, 18.3) | < 0.001 |
| Platelet count (×109/L) | 232 (200, 280) | 121 (87, 137) | 189 (143, 230) | < 0.001 |
| White cell count (×109/L) | 4.2 (2.8, 4.9) | 2.5 (2, 4.1) | 4 (4, 7) | < 0.001 |
| HIV seropositive | 14 (22) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | < 0.001 |
| CD4 count (cells/μL) | 516 (350, 694) | – | – | – |
BMI = body mass index; EE = environmental enteropathy; Hb = hemoglobin; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; HSS = hepatosplenic schistosomiasis; F = female; M = male.
*
χ2 was used; percentages are in parentheses. For continuous variables median (interquartile range) are shown.