Table 2.
Effect of changes in age and geographical location on serum results
Age group | Serum result | Location | Total | P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plains | Hillsides | Heights | ||||
≤2 years | Positive n (%) | 4 (11.1) | 15 (30.0) | 2 (4.4) | 21 (16.0) | 0.002* |
Negative n (%) | 32 (88.9) | 35 (70.0) | 43 (95.6) | 110 (84.0) | ||
3-4 years | Positive n (%) | 49 (56.3) | 35 (42.7) | 5 (21.7) | 89 (46.4) | 0.009* |
Negative n (%) | 38 (43.7) | 47 (57.3) | 18 (78.3) | 103 (53.6) | ||
>4 years | Positive n (%) | 50 (73.5) | 6 (85.7) | 0 (0.0) | 56 (72.7) | 0.051 |
Negative n (%) | 18 (26.5) | 1 (14.3) | 2 (100) | 21 (27.3) |
P<0.05: Statistically significant