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. 2020 Jan 1;44(2):273–280. doi: 10.1007/s12639-019-01190-8

Table 2.

Seroprevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii according to pregnancy and age

Status Age Pregnant Total
≤ 29 (n (%)) 30–34 (n (%)) ≥ 35 (n (%)) No (n = 147) Yes (n = 55) P value
IgG+ 46(59.7%) [48.6–69.9] 44(65.7%) [53.7–75.9] 43(74.1%) [61.6–83.7] 106(72.1%) [64.4–78.7] 27(49.1%) [36.4–61.9] 0.002a 133(65.8%) [59.1–72.1]
IgM+ 11(14.3%) [8.2–23.8] 4(5.9%) [2.3–14.4] 4(6.9%) [2.7–16.4] 17(11.5%) [7.3–17.7] 2(3.6%) [1–12.3] 0.086a 19(9.4%) [6.1–14.2]
IgG+ and IgM+ 10(12.9%) [7.2–22.3] 4(5.9%) [2.3–14.4] 4(6.9%) [2.7–16.4] 17(11.5%) [7.3–17.7] 1(1.8%) [0.3–9.6] 0.028b 18(8.9%) [5.7–13.6]
IgG+ or IgM+ 47(61.04%) [49.9–71.7] 44(65.7%) [53.7–75.9] 43(74.1%) [61.6–83.7] 106(72.1%) [64.4–78.7] 28(50.9%) [38.1–63.6] 0.005a 134(66.3%) [59.6–72.5]
IgG- and IgM- 30(38.9%) [29.8–50.1] 23(34.3%) [24.1–46.3] 15(25.9%) [16.3–38.4] 41(27.9%) [21.3–35.6] 27(49.1%) [36.4–61.9] 0.005a 68(33.7%) [27.5–40.4]
IgG- and IgM +  1(1.3%) [0.2–7] 0(0%) [0–5.4] 0(0%) [0–6.2] 0(0%) [0–2.5] 1(1.8%) [0.3–9.6] 0.272b 1(0.5%) [0.1–2.8]

Prevalence is presented as number (%) and [CI 95%] that calculated by Newcombe method

aChi2 test

bFisher exact test