Table 3.

Comparison of Ov16-positive and Ov16-negative participants.

	Ov16 Negative n = 236	Ov16 Positive n = 23	p-Value
Age: median (IQR)	7.0 (6.0–8.0)	8.0 (6.0–8.0)	0.378 a
Male gender: n (%)	125 (53.0)	10 (43.5)	0.515 b
School level: median (IQR)	2 (1–2)	2 (1–3)	0.569 a
Stunting: n (%)	67 (28.5)	9 (40.9)	0.330 b
Underweight: n (%)	28 (12.0)	7 (31.8)	0.018 b
Itching: n (%)	83 (35.9)	14 (60.9)	0.034 b
LF seropositivity: n (%)	3 (1.3)	2 (9.1)	0.059 c

^a Mann–Whitney U test; ^b Chi-squared test; ^c Fisher exact test. LF: Lymphatic filariasis. IQR: Interquartile range.