Enteroparasites in Riverside Settlements in the Pantanal Wetlands Ecosystem

Table 1

Distribution of subjects, by presence or absence of enteroparasites, sex, age, and place of abode ().

Variable	Enteroparasites					PR (95% CI)
	Present		Absent
		%		%
Sex
Female	84	74.3	29	25.7	^(1)0.383	1
Male	57	68.7	26	31.3		1.08 (0.90–1.30)
Age range (years)
>40	16	94.1	1	5.9	^(2)0.001	1
21–40	22	78.6	6	21.4		1.20 (0.95–1.50)
11–20	23	79.3	6	20.7		1.19 (0.95–1.48)
6–10	34	72.3	13	27.7		1.30 (1.05–1.61)
≤5	16	50.0	16	50.0		1.88 (1.31–2.72)
No data	30	69.8	13	30.2		-
Place of abode
Paraguai Mirim	80	72.7	30	27.3	^(1)0.930	1
Barra de São Lourenço	36	72.0	14	28.0		1.01 (0.82–1.24)
Porto da Manga	25	69.4	11	30.6		1.05 (0.82–1.34)

PR: prevalence ratio; ⁽¹⁾chi-squared test; ⁽²⁾chi-square test of trends. Category “no data” was excluded from statistical calculations.