Table 1.
Epidemiological data of women and men with paracoccidioidomycosis.
| FEMALE | MALE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epidemiologic Data | Acute/Subacute Form | Chronic Form |
Acute/Subacute Form | Chronic Form |
| Age | 29.8 ± 3.7 | 49.8 ± 2 | 29.4 ± 1.8 | 51.8 ± 1.2 |
| Exposure to Rural Area | 8/9 88.9% |
19/20 95% |
14/1 93.3% |
39/42 92.9% |
| Cigarette Smoking | 4/11 36.4% |
23/24 95.8% |
11/22 50% |
50/50 100% |
| Alcohol Abuse | 0/11 0% |
4/25 ** 16% |
3/22 13.6% |
25/50 ** 50% |
| Tuberculosis | 1/11 9% |
2/25 8% |
1/22 4.5% |
5/50 10% |
| Cancer | 1/11 9% |
4/25 16% |
0/22 0% |
4/50 8% |
| Other Comorbidities a | 1/11 9% |
8/25 32% |
0/22 0% |
11/50 22% |
| Childbearing Age | 9/11 * 81.8% |
10/25 * 40% |
NA | NA |
* p < 0.05, ** p <0.01. a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (n = 11), Diabetes Mellitus (5), HIV (1), Hypothyroidism (1), Leprosy (1), Systemic erythematous lupus (1). NA, not applicable. Some information was missing in certain patients.