HIV-positive (n = 169)1
| Age when questioned | Duration2
| Worms at child age3
| Worms at adult age4
|
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Mean age | 30.6* | 9.5â€
| 9.2 NSD
| 26.6 NSD
|
Median age | 28.7 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 28.0 |
Age range | 16.4 – 63.1 | 0.1 – 40.6 | 4.0 – 14.0 | 15.0 – 42.0 |
HIV-negative (n = 63)
1
|
Age when questioned
|
Duration
2
|
Worms at child age
3
|
Worms at adult age
4
|
Mean age | 39.9* | 13.5†| 10.3 NSD
| 28.9 NSD
|
Median age | 41.6 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 25.0 |
Age range | 15.2 – 74.5 | 0.1 – 54.1 | 5.0 – 14.0 | 15.0 – 49.0 |
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1Numbers reduce from 170 and 65 because birth dates were not known for one HIV-positive and two HIV-negative individuals.
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2Duration of residence in Cape Town (years).
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3Child = up to 15th birthday. Infection as a child was remembered by 91 HIV-positives and 26 HIV-negatives.
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4Adult = after 15th birthday. Infection as an adult was remembered by 25 HIV-positives and 16 HIV-negatives.
- *Mean ages when questioned were significantly different (p < 0.01).
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†Mean durations of stay in Cape Town were significantly different (p < 0.01).
- NSD = not significantly different.