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. 2021 Feb 22;104(4):1418–1424. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0924

Table 1.

Proportion of contained worms by emergence order

Proportion of contained worms
Total worms contained Dogs with two worms Dogs with three worms Dogs with four worms
(n = 575) (n = 251) (n = 108)
Worm sequence N (% contained) n (% contained) χ2 P-value n (% contained) χ2 P-value n (% contained) χ2 P-value
Worm 1 677 (72.5) 426 (74.1) 181 (72.1) 70 (64.8)
Worm 2 769 (82.3) 474 (82.4) 206 (82.1) 89 (82.4)
Worm 3 297 (82.7) NA 205 (81.7) 92 (85.2)
Worm 4 90 (83.3) NA NA 90 (83.3)
11.29 < 0.001 9.49 < 0.01 17.53 < 0.001

Among dogs with multiple worms, worms that emerged later in the sequence were significantly more likely to be contained. Bold indicates statistical significance.