Table 3.
Demographic data for 707 patients seen at the Teaching and Research Laboratory of Clinical Analysis at the Universidade Estadual de Maringá from January 2015 through December 2017, with laboratory and clinically confirmed onychomycosis.
| Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 199 (74.8%) | 160 (73.1%) | 160 (71.7%) | 519 (73.4%) |
| Male | 57 (25.2%) | 58 (26.9%) | 63 (28.3%) | 188 (26.6%) | |
| Age | 0–14 years | 6 (2.3%) | 8 (3.7%) | 8 (3.5%) | 22 (3.1%) |
| 15–29 years | 13 (4.9%) | 23 (10.5%) | 14 (6.3%) | 50 (7.1%) | |
| 30–59 years | 153 (57.5) | 111 (51.0%) | 118 (53.0%) | 382 (54.0%) | |
| 60 years or more | 94 (35.3%) | 76 (34.8%) | 83 (37.2%) | 253 (35.8%) | |
| Site | Foot | 212 (79,7%) | 160 (73.4%) | 162 (72.6%) | 534 (75.5%) |
| Hand | 54 (20.1%) | 58 (26.6%) | 61 (27.35) | 173 (24.5%) | |
| Total cases of onychomycosis∗ | 266 (100%) | 218 (100%) | 223 (100%) | 707 (100%) | |
Total cases of onychomycosis∗: confirmed by direct mycological examination and/or culture.