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. 2020 Jun 3;10:9032. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-65977-z

Table 4.

Constituent ratios of the age groups with infection of different organs.

Age Position <18 yr 18–34 yr 35–54 yr 55–64 yr ≥65 yr p-value
N = 37 N = 44 N = 100 N = 75 N = 70
cranial 2 (5.4) 1 (2.3) 1 (1.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.4) <0.001
tonsil 4 (10.8) 9 (20.5) 11 (11.0) 9 (12.0) 7 (10.0)
oral 0 (0.0) 4 (9.1) 14 (14.0) 3 (4.0) 5 (7.1)
lung 1 (2.7) 0 (0.0) 7 (7.0) 26 (34.7) 42 (60.0)
appendix 28 (75.7) 10 (22.7) 32 (32.0) 26 (34.7) 7 (10.0)
anal 2 (5.4) 16 (36.4) 21 (21.0) 4 (5.3) 0 (0.0)
hand and foot 0 (0.0) 4 (9.1) 14 (14.0) 7 (9.3) 8 (11.4)

Comparison between <18 yr and 35–54 yr in the proportion of oral cases: P = 0.012. 35–54 yr vs 55–64 yr in the proportion of oral cases: P = 0.037. <18 yr vs 55–64 yr in the proportion of lung cases: P = 0, so <18 yr vs ≥65 yr: P = 0, 18–34 yr vs 55–64 yr: P = 0, 18–34 yr vs ≥ 65 yr: P = 0, 35–54 yr vs 55–64 yr: P = 0, 35–54 yr vs ≥65 yr: P = 0, 55–64 yr vs ≥65 yr: P = 0.003. <18 yr vs 18–34 yr in the proportion of appendiceal cases: P = 0, <18 yr vs 35–54 yr: P = 0, <18 yr vs 55–64 yr: P = 0, <18 yr vs ≥65 yr: P = 0, 35–54 yr vs ≥65 yr: P = 0.001, 55–64 yr vs ≥ 65 yr: P = 0.001, <18 yr vs 18–34 yr in the proportion of anal cases: P = 0.001, <18 yr vs 35–54 yr in the proportion of anal cases: P = 0.038, 18–34 yr vs 55–64 yr: P = 0, 18–34 yr vs ≥65 yr: P = 0, 35–54 yr vs 55–64 yr: P = 0.004, 35–54 yr vs ≥65 yr: P = 0. <18 yr vs 35–54 yr in the proportion of hand cases: P = 0.012, <18 yr vs ≥65 yr: P = 0.049.