Table 1. Characteristics of participants in study of triclabendazole treatment failure for Fasciola hepatica infection for 146 preschool and school-age children, Cusco, Peru*.
Characteristic |
Value |
Sex | |
F | 77 (52.7) |
M |
69 (47.3) |
District | |
Ancahuasi | 81 (55.5) |
Anta | 53 (36.3) |
Zurite |
12 (8.2) |
Other parasites† | |
0 | 83 (56.8) |
1 | 47 (32.2) |
2 |
16 (11.0) |
Fas2 ELISA test result‡ | |
Positive | 104 (72.7) |
Negative |
39 (27.3) |
Likelihood of poverty‡§ | |
<50% | 112 (83.0) |
>50% |
23 (17.0) |
Eosinophil count, cells/µL‡ | 290 (195–425) |
Baseline hemoglobin, g/dL¶ |
12.9 (12.2–13.7) |
Baseline (IQR) HAZ‡ |
−1.57 (−2.16 to −0.94) |
Median age ± SD, y |
10.4 (± 3.14) |
Geometric mean (95% CI) baseline egg count/g of stool | 25 (19.5–32.2) |
*Values are no. (%), median (IQR), or mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated. HAZ, height-for-age Z score; IQR, interquartile range. †Gastrointestinal parasites. ‡Does not add up to 146 because of missing data. §Likelihood of living at a level <US $3.75/day. ¶Uncorrected at enrollment.