Table 1.

Distribution of the population sample of HHDs (contacts of patients with HD) by sex, age group, region of origin, and anti-PGL-I data.

Variables		N	%
Sex	Male	34	41.46
	Female	49	58.54
Age (years)	04 a 15	14	17.07
	15 a 60	69	82.93
Region of origin	North	48	58.54
	Northeast	11	13.41
	Southeast	23	28.05
Anti-PGL 1	Negative (0.47 ± 0.32)	20	24.39
	Positive (2.85 ± 3.96)	8	9.76
	Not rated	54	65.85