Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics, prevalence of infection and susceptibility to local infections of the total population (n=1012) and stratified by origin
Total population (n=1012) | Bolivians (n=486) | Other origin (n=526) | P- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) or n (%) | Mean (SD) or n (%) | Mean (SD) or n (%) | ||
Age | 37.4 (11.3) | 36.5 (10.8) | 38.3 (11.7) | 0.01 |
Sex (female) | 835 (82.5 %) | 404 (83.1 %) | 431 (81.9 %) | 0.62 |
Coming from urban area | 813 (80.3 %) | 373 (76.7 %) | 440 (83.7 %) | 0.007 |
Years since arrival in Europe | 4.9 (4) | 4.5 (2.9) | 5.3 (4.8) | 0.001 |
Prevalence of infections | ||||
HIV | 14 (1.4 %) | 3 (0.6 %) | 12 (2.3 %) | 0.04 |
HBV (anti-HBc Ab+) | 75 (7.4 %) | 40 (8.2 %) | 35 (6.7 %) | 0.40 |
HBV (HBsAg+) | 4 (0.4 %) | 2 (0.4 %) | 2 (0.4 %) | 1 |
Syphilis (any reactive test) | 24 (2.4 %) | 9 (1.9 %) | 15 (2.9 %) | 0.66 |
Syphilis infection | 4 (0.4 %) | 2 (0.4 %) | 2 (0.4 %) | 1 |
T. cruzi | 130 (12.8 %) | 127 (26.1 %) | 3 (0.6 %) | <0.001 |
S. stercoralis | 85 (8.4 %) | 65 (13.4 %) | 20 (3.8 %) | <0.001 |
Susceptibility to cosmopolitan infections: | ||||
VZV susceptibility | 7 (0.7 %) | 1 (0.2 %) | 7 (1.1 %) | 0.126 |
Measles susceptibility | 14 (1.4 %) | 4 (0.8 %) | 10 (1.9 %) | 0.181 |