Table 2

Patient characteristics according to serology and ocular toxoplasmosis

SerologyP valueOcular toxoplasmosisP value
PositiveNegativeYesNo
Sex0.550.43
 Male99 (54.1%)14 (48.3%)54 (56.2%)59 (50.9%)
 Female84 (45.9%)15 (51.7%)42 (43.8%)57 (49.1%)
Mean age±SD (years)41.0±15.848.9±15.20.0135.9±14.547.2±15.3<0.001
Age (years)0.27<0.001
 <2016 (8.7%)1 (3.4%)12 (12.5%)5 (4.3%)
 20–4080 (43.7%)9 (31%)51 (53.1%)38 (32.7%)
 41–6065 (35.5%)13 (44.8%)30 (31.3%)48 (41.4%)
 >6022 (12%)6 (20.7%)3 (3.1%)25 (21.6%)
Education0.530.15
 None/elementary10 (5.5%)3 (10.3%)4 (4.2%)9 (7.8%)
 Secondary105 (57.4%)17 (58.6%)51 (53.1%)71 (61.2%)
 Tertiary68 (37.1%)3 (31%)41 (42.7%)36 (31%)
Place of residence0.220.04
 Urban174 (95.1)29 (100)89 (92.7)114 (98.3)
 Rural9 (4.9)0 (0)7 (7.3)2 (1.7)
Wealth0.950.86
 Lowest tertile62 (33.9%)9 (31%)32 (33.3%)39 (33.6%)
 Middle tertile67 (36.6%)11 (38%)37 (38.5%)41 (35.3%)
 Highest tertile54 (29.5%)9 (31%)27 (28.2%)36 (31%)
Presence of cat in the environment0.630.11
 Yes78 (42.6%)11 (37.9%)46 (47.9%)43 (37.1%)
 No105 (57.4%)18 (62.1%)50 (52.1%)73 (62.9%)
Eating domestic cats0.050.002
 Yes49 (26.8%)3 (10.3%)33 (34.4%)19 (16.4%)
 No134 (73.2%)26 (89.7%)63 (65.6%)97 (83.6%)
Eating porks0.200.13
 Yes161 (88%)23 (79.3%)87 (90.6%)97 (83.6%)
 No22 (12%)6 (20.7%)9 (9.4%)19 (16.4%)
Eating lambs0.330.88
 Yes11 (61.2%)15 (51.7%)57 (59.4%)70 (60.3%)
 No71 (38.8%)14 (48.3%)39 (40.6%)46 (39.7%)
Eating undercooked meat0.860.009
 Yes34 (18.6)5 (17.2%)25 (26%)14 (12.1%)
 No149 (81.4%)24 (82.8%)71 (74%)102 (87.9%)
Eating raw vegetables0.360.18
 Yes60 (32.8%)12 (41.4%)28 (29.2%)44 (37.9%)
 No123 (67.2%)17 (58.6%)68 (70.8%)72 (62.1%)
Drink treated water0.760.26
 Yes62 (33.9%)9 (31%)36 (37.5%)35 (30.2%)
 No121 (66.1%)20 (69%)60 (62.5%)81 (69.8%)
High-risk profession0.240.39
 Yes9 (4.9%)3 (10.3%)4 (4.2%)8 (6.9%)
 No174 (95.1%)26 (89.7%)92 (95.8%)108 (93.1%)
  • Values in bold are those less than 0.05