Table 1. Participant characteristics by helminth status.
The group of W. bancrofti infected individuals was compared to helminth–free individuals and a group of participant infected with other helminth species. For each group the median age, gender distribution, pathology, the mean number of different helminth species, and the percentage of each type of helminth in the respective group, median eosinophil count and percentage of individuals with fever is given.
| Helminth negative individuals |
W. bancrofti—infected individuals |
Combined group of individuals infected with other helminths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 42 | 33 | 160 |
|
Age
median
(range) |
37.2 (18.4 to 76.0) |
31.6 (19.1 to 54.0) |
31.4 (18.0 to 62.4) |
| Male gender, N (%) | 19 (45%) | 16 (48%) | 63 (39%) |
|
Filarial pathology Hydrocele Lymphedema |
0 0 |
2 (6%) 2 (6%) |
0 0 |
| mean number of different helminth species | 0 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
|
Additional helminths None Schistosoma spec. Hookworm A. lumbricoides T. trichiura |
42 (100%) 0 0 0 0 |
1 (3%) 14 (42%) 12 (36%) 9 (27%) 13 (39%) |
0 82 (51%) 70 (44%) 43 (27%) 25 (16%) |
|
Eosinophil count *103/μl median (IQR) |
130 (80 to 230) |
400 (260 to 490) |
260 (150 to 455) |
| Fever, N (%) | 4 (9.5%) | 2 (6.1%) | 14 (8.8%) |