Table 2.
Characteristics of children < 5 years old with and without fascioliasis
| Characteristic | N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Fasciola (+) | Fasciola (−) | P * | ||
| Sex | Female | 194 (49) | 7 (63.6) | 187 (48.7) | 0.324 |
| Male | 202 (51) | 4 (36.4) | 198 (51.4) | ||
| District | Anta | 184 (46.5) | 6 (54.5) | 178 (46.2) | 0.59 |
| Ancahuasi | 108 (27.3) | 1 (9.1) | 107 (27.8) | ||
| Zurite | 51 (12.9) | 0 (0) | 51 (13.2) | ||
| Huancarani | 53 (13.4) | 4 (36.4) | 49 (12.7) | ||
| Prior anemia treatment | Yes | 51 (13.9) | 2 (18.2) | 49 (13.7) | 0.654 |
| No | 317 (86.1) | 9 (81.8) | 308 (86.3) | ||
| Prior malnutrition treatment | Yes | 43 (11.7) | 6 (54.5) | 37 (10.4) | < 0.001 |
| No | 325 (88.3) | 5 (45.5) | 320 (89.6) | ||
| Prior parasite treatment | Yes | 87 (23.6) | 2 (18.2) | 85 (23.8) | 1 |
| No | 281 (76.4) | 9 (81.8) | 272 (76.2) | ||
| Anemia | Yes | 96 (27.7) | 4 (36.4) | 92 (24.7) | 0.478 |
| No | 287 (74.9) | 7 (63.6) | 280 (75.3) | ||
| Stunting | Yes | 109 (27.7) | 5 (45.5) | 104 (27.2) | 0.183 |
| No | 284 (72.3) | 6 (54.5) | 278 (72.8) | ||
| Characteristic | Mean (±SD) | ||||
| Total | Fasciola (+) | Fasciola (−) | P † | ||
| Age (years) | 4.1 (±0.5) | 3.8 (±0.7) | 4.1 (±0.5) | 0.088 | |
| Altitude corrected hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.6 (±1.0) | 11.1 (±0.8) | 11.6 (±1) | 0.111 | |
| Platelets × 103 | 379.2 (±78.9) | 323.2 (±90) | 380.9 (±78.1) | 0.017 | |
| Total white cell count × 103 | 8.1 (±4.6) | 7.3 (±1.9) | 8.1 (±4.6) | 0.606 | |
| Absolute eosinophil count | 313 (±554) | 530 (±389) | 306 (±557) | 0.188 | |
| Height for age Z score | −1.49 (±1.1) | −1.63 (±1) | −1.48 (±1.11) | 0.655 | |
| Weight for age Z score | −0.51 (±0.85) | −0.70 (±0.65) | −0.51 (±0.86) | 0.457 | |
| Years of school of the mother | 7.9 (±3.7) | 5.6 (±3.6) | 8.0 (±3.7) | 0.038 | |
| Years of school of the father | 8.7 (±3.4) | 6.5 (±3.1) | 8.8 (±3.4) | 0.033 | |
*
χ2 test.
†
Student’s t-test.