Table 1. Demographic data of HTLV-1 infected patients and control group.
| GENDER | AGE | EDSS SCORE | GIPH TIME | ||
| Groups | N (%) | Female (%) |
Years Mean SD |
Interval (Me) |
Years Mean SD |
| AG | 21 (27) | 9 (43) | 51 (10) | 0–0 (0) | 11 (5) |
| SG | 11 (14) | 9 (82) | 46 (13) | 0–2 (1) | 10 (6) |
| HG | 16 (21) | 13 (81) | 51 (17) | 2–8 (5) | 9 (5) |
| CG | 30 (38) | 17 (57) | 47 (15) | NA NA | NA NA |
| Total | 78 (100) | 48 (62) | 49 (14) | 0–8 (1) | 10 (5) |
| P | 0.045a | 0.689b | < 0.001c | 0.186c | |
| GENDER | AGE | EDSS SCORE | GIPH TIME | ||
| Groups | N (%) | Female (%) |
Years Mean SD |
Interval (Me) |
Years Mean SD |
| HIG | 48 (62) | 31 (67) | 51 (11) | 0–8 (1) | 10 (5) |
| CG | 30 (38) | 17 (57) | 47 (15) | NA NA | NA NA |
| Total | 78 (100) | 48 (62) | 49 (14) | 0–8 (1) | 10 (5) |
| P | 0.633a | 0.486d | NA | NA |
EDSS—Expanded disability status scale; SD—Standard deviation; NA—Not applicable
a Chi-square test—Exact of Fisher;
b ANOVA;
c Kruskal Wallis test;
d t-test.
AG = Asymptomatic Group, SG = Symptomatic Group, HG = HAM/TSP, CG = Control Group, HIG = HTLV-1 infected Group