Monocyte Subsets in Schistosomiasis Patients with Periportal Fibrosis

Table 1

Characteristics of the studied population.

Fibrosis	Without fibrosis (𝑛=17)	Incipient fibrosis (𝑛=15)	Moderate to severe (𝑛=8)	𝑃
Age (years)*; (mean ± SD)	30 ± 13	37 ± 12	46 ± 14	𝑃<0.05^a
Male gender 𝑛 (%)**	6 (35.3)	5 (33.3)	2 (25)	𝑃>0.05
Parasite burden (epg)***; Median (min–max)	72 (24–392)	72 (24–600)	66 (24–192)	𝑃>0.05
^1Liver size (cm)*	9.5 ± 1.3	10.3 ± 1.5	10.9 ± 2.2	𝑃>0.05
^2Spleen size (cm)*	8.4 ± 1.7	8.3 ± 1.4	10.9 ± 2.4	𝑃<0.05^a.b
Portal vein diameter (mm)*	6.8 ± 3.0	7.9 ± 3.3	11.3 ± 5.0	𝑃<0.05^a

*ANOVA; **chi-square; ***Kruskal-Wallis; ^amoderate to severe fibrosis versus without fibrosis.
^bModerate to severe fibrosis versus incipient fibrosis.
¹Measured by midclavicular line.
²The largest diameter of the organ measured by USG.