Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics and biochemical features of study participants with or without Schistosoma mansoni infection, in Kemise and Kombolcha, Northeast Ethiopia, 2014.
| Variablea |
S. mansoni positive, Kemise
(n = 41) Mean (SD) |
S. mansoni negative, Kemise
(n = 79) Mean (SD) |
S. mansoni negative, Kombolcha
(n = 61) Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, year | 44.2 (11.6) | 39.9 (16.4) | 28.1 (8.6) |
| Male, n % | 24 (58.5%) | 40 (50.6%) | 43 (70.5%) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 20.4 (4.0)b,c | 23.5 (3.7) | 24.3 (3.9) |
| FBS, mg/dL | 94.0 (16.4)b,c | 114.3 (36.9) | 105.2 (26.5) |
| Insulin, µmol/mL | 15.2 (11.6) | 12 (19.8) | 11.1 (10.4) |
| CRP >6 mg/dLd | 14 (46.7%) | 20 (27.4%) | 11 (34.4%) |
| Systolic BP | 127.1 (12.5) | 129.1 (24.5) | 125.0 (15.9) |
| Diastolic BP | 82.8 (9.5) | 80.5 (13.7) | 80.6 (14.2) |
| T-Chol, mg/dL | 175.6 (156.5) | 176.8 (47.9) | 199.4 (81.3) |
| HDL-C, mg/dL | 32.2 (7.9)b,c | 36.9 (10.4) | 38.2 (15.5) |
| LDL-C, mg/dL | 96.4 (38.3)b,c | 116.3 (43) | 106.6 (39.3) |
| Trig, mg/dL | 133.6 (89.4)c | 118.2 (75.3)e | 240.1 (243.1) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; CRP, C-reactive protein; FBS, fasting blood sugar; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; T-Chol, total cholesterol; Trig, triglycerides.
All continuous variables were presented as mean ± SD, whereas categorical variables were presented as number (proportions).
Significant difference between Kemise S. mansoni positive and Kemise S. mansoni negatives (P < .05).
Significant difference between Kemise S. mansoni positive and Kombolcha S. mansoni negatives (P < .05).
HumaTex CRP test kit, Human Gesellschaft für Biochemica und Diagnostica mbH Germany.
Significant difference between Kemise S. mansoni negatives and Kombolcha S. mansoni negatives (P < .05).