High frequency of Taenia solium antigen positivity in patients admitted for neurological disorders in the Rural Hospital of Mosango, Democratic Republic of Congo

Table 2 Epidemiological features and frequency of T. solium antigen and antibody positivity in the neurology and persistent fever cohorts evaluated at the rural hospital of Mosango, Democratic Republic of Congo

	Neurological cohort (n = 340)	Persistent fever cohort (n = 148)	P
Epidemiological data
Male sex, n (%)	159 (47)	59 (40)	0.1
Female sex, n (%)	181 (53)	89 (60)	0.1
Mean age (SD), years	39.9 (17.7)	19.9 (16.2)	< 0.001
Positive T. solium antigen assay
Total group, n (%)	43 (12.6)	7 (4.7)	0.009
Age group ≤20 years, n (%)	4 (1.1)	3 (2)	0.4
Age group 21–40 years, n (%°	17 (5)	3 (2)	0.1
Age group > 40 years, n (%)	22 (6.4)	1 (0.7)	0.006
Positive T. solium antibody assay
Total group n/n (%)	4/314 (1.3)	0/148 (0)	0.3

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