Table 1.
Variable | |
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Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 74 (71.8) |
Female | 29 (28.2) |
Age (median; range in years) | 41;25-70 |
Presenting symptom, n (%) | |
Fever | 71 (68.9) |
Nausea | 68 (66.0) |
Vomiting | 21 (20.4) |
Jaundice | 43 (41.7) |
Anorexia | 38 (36.9) |
Biochemical, mean ± SD | |
ALT (IU/L, n.v. 5–40) | 1891 ± 1715 |
Exposuresa, n (%) | |
Seafood consumption | 99 (96.1) |
Shellfish consumption | 88 (85.4) |
Oyster consumption | 72 (69.9) |
Raw vegetable or fruit consumption | 30 (29.1) |
Nonboiled water | 1 (1.0) |
Traveling | 4 (3.9) |
SD, Standard Deviation; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; n.v.: normal values.
aExposures within 30 days before the onset of symptoms were documented.