Table 1.
Characteristics of case patients with calcified NCC and control subjects included in this study
| Total series (n = 158) | Case patients with NCC (n = 79) | Control subjects (n = 79) | Discordant pairs (n) | Pairs with only NCC exposed | Pairs with only control exposed | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 61.7 ± 12.3 | 61.5 ± 12.3 | 61.9 ± 12.2 | – | – | – | Matched |
| Women, n (%) | 106 (67) | 53 (67) | 53 (67) | – | – | – | Matched |
| Primary school education, n (%) | 85 (54) | 44 (56) | 41 (52) | 19 | 11 | 8 | OR: 1.38 |
| 95% CI: 0.50–3.94 | |||||||
| P = 0.646 | |||||||
| Recurrent seizures (epilepsy), n (%) | 7 (4) | 5 (6) | 2 (3) | 7 | 5 | 2 | OR: 2.50 |
| 95% CI: 0.41–26.25 | |||||||
| P = 0.449 | |||||||
| Symptoms of depression, n (%) | 19 (12) | 9 (11) | 10 (13) | 15 | 7 | 8 | OR: 0.88 |
| 95% CI: 0.27–2.76 | |||||||
| P = 1.000 | |||||||
| Hippocampal atrophy, n (%) | 38 (24) | 28 (35) | 10 (13) | 30 | 24 | 6 | OR: 4.00 |
| 95% CI: 1.59–11.96 | |||||||
| P = 0.002* |
NCC = neurocysticercosis; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. Statistical significance of covariates across case patients and controls was calculated by the McNemar’s test for paired data (univariate analyses).
* Statistically significant result.