Table 1.

Baseline Demographic and Clinical Findings in Schistosome-infected and Uninfected Adults.

Patient characteristic	S. mansoni-infected (n=32)	S. mansoni-uninfected (n=16)
	Number (%) or Median [IQR]	Number (%) or Median [IQR]
Age (years)	33.5 [29.5-37.5]	34 [23.5-42.5]
Female gender	16 (50%)	10 (63%)
Marital status
Single	1 (3.1%)	3 (18.7%)
Married	24 (75%)	11 (68.8%)
Divorced	4 (12.5%)	2 (12.5%)
Other	3 (9.4%)	0
Work
Farmer	6 (18.7%)	2 (12.5%)
Fisherman	10 (31.2%)	2 (12.5%)
Small shopkeeper	2 (6.3%)	2 (12.5%)
Self-employed	4 (12.5%)	5 (31.3%)
Student	1 (3.1%)	2 (12.5%)
Unemployed	3 (9.4%)	0
Other	6 (18.8%)	3 (18.7%)
Years attended school
0-5	11 (34.4%)	4 (25%)
6-10	18 (56.2%)	8 (50%)
>10	2 (6.3%)	3 (18.7%)
Did not answer	1 (3.1%)	1 (6.3%)
Reports ever receiving prior treatment for schistosomiasis	9 (28.1%)	3 (18.8%)
Days per year with diarrhea	1.5 [1-2]	1.5 [1-3]
Active tobacco use	4 (12.5%)	0
Active alcohol use	7 (21.8%)	5 (31.3%)
BMI (kg/m2)	21.7 [19.7-23.7]*	24.3 [22.5-29]*
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	115 [110-123.7]	114.3 [101.8-123.7]
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	71.7 [68-78]	74.5 [65.3-84.5]
White blood cell count (103/uL)	4.3 [3.7-5.4]	4.9 [4.5-5.3]
Eosinophils (%)	7.1 [4.4-13.2]**	3.1 [1-5.9]**
Absolute eosinophil count (103/uL)	0.3 [0.2-0.7]**	0.2 [0-0.3]**
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	13.8 [13.1-14.7]	13.2 [12.4-15.5]
Platelets (103/uL)	169.5 [142-200]	195 [143.5-224]
Creatinine (umol/L)	62.6 [54.2-77.2]	63.3 [50.3-77.5]
AST (U/L)	32.6 [24.9-49]	31.0 [26.5-39]
ALT (U/L)	32.7 [27.5-59.8]	32.4 [22.4-48.6]
ESR (mm/hr)	30 [20-40]	25 [15-35]
CAA (pg/mL)‡	11246 [1492-99999]	0 [0-12]
S. mansoni stool eggs (eggs/gram)‡	52.8 [19.2-184.8]	0 [0-0]

^*p-value < 0.05 and

^**p-value < 0.01

^‡Included in study definition and p-value not calculated.