Journal of Parasitology Research / 2012 / Article / Tab 1 / Clinical Study
The Effect of Antihelminthic Treatment on Subjects with Asthma from an Endemic Area of Schistosomiasis: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, and Placebo-Controlled Trial Table 1 Baseline characteristics of studied subjects.
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(%) 10 (50) 8 (32) >0.05 Female
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(%) 10 (50) 17 (68) Age group
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(%) Child/teenagers (6–20 years old) 12 (65) 18 (72) >0.05 Adult (21–50 years old) 8 (35) 7 (28) >0.05 Rhinitis
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(%) 10 (50) 18 (72) >0.05 Smoking
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(%) Active 6 (30) 7 (28) >0.05 Passive 18 (90) 9 (36) <0.005 Positive SPT response
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(%) Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus 2 (10) 5 (20) >0.05 D.
farinae 2 (10) 5 (20) >0.05 Blomia tropicalis 4 (20) 7 (28) >0.05 Periplaneta americana 1 (5) 3 (12) >0.05 Blatella germanica 2 (10) 3 (12) >0.05 Positive total 9 (45) 9 (36)
>0.05 Current helminth infections
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(%) Schistosoma mansoni 16 (80) 19 (76) >0.05 Ascaris lumbricoides 10 (50) 14 (56) >0.05 Hookworm 7 (35) 10 (40) >0.05 Trichuris trichiura 10 (50) 13 (52) >0.05 Coinfection (S.
mansoni /1 or + helminths) 14 (90) 19 (100) >0.05