TABLE 1: Number and percentage, according to sex and age, of 284 patients who were referred to a public hospital in an area endemic for visceral leishmaniasis, in the micro-region of Araçatuba, SP, considered exposed to Leishmania spp. according to the presence of anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies or amplification of Leishmania spp. DNA fragment by real-time PCR.
| Sex | Total group | Exposed group |
|---|---|---|
| (n=284) | (n=60) | |
| Male | 92 (32.4%) | 12 (20.0%) |
| Female | 192 (67.6%) | 48 (80.0%) |
| Age group | ||
| ≤18 years | 9 (3.2%) | 1 (1.7%) |
| 19-65 years | 226 (79.6%) | 51 (85.5%) |
| >65 years | 49 (17.3%) | 8 (13.3%) |