Table 2. Prevalence of HTLV-1 by sex and age among rural population in Gabon, central Africa.
| Age (years) | Male | Female | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/N | % HTLV-1 | n/N | % HTLV-1 | n/N | % HTLV-1 |
95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| <25 | 4/144 | 2.8 | 10/249 | 4.0 | 14/393 | 3.6 | 1.8–5.4 | 0.45 | 0.26–0.78 |
| 25–34 | 11/285 | 3.9 | 15/319 | 4.7 | 26/604 | 4.3 | 2.7–5.9 | 0.54 | 0.36–0.81 |
| 35–44 | 10/392 | 2.6 | 34/414 | 8.2 | 44/806 | 5.5 | 3.9–7.1 | 0.70 | 0.50–0.97 |
| 45–54 | 23/393 | 5.9 | 49/535 | 9.2 | 72/928 | 7.8 | 6.1–9.5 | 1.10 | 0.84–1.45 |
| >54 | 63/860 | 7.3 | 99/790 | 12.6 | 162/1650 | 9.8 | 8.4–11.2 | 1.80 | 1.43–2.26 |
| Total | 111/2074 | 5.4* | 207/2307 | 9.0* | 318/4381 | 7.3 | 6.5–8.1 | - | - |
n, number of positive; N, number of tested; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
* Statistically significant difference (p<0,001), using Chi-square test (χ2) or Fisher’s exact test when appropriate.