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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2009; 15(39): 4932-4937
Published online Oct 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4932
Published online Oct 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4932
Table 3 Summary of demographic characteristics by socioeconomic status for the age groups 6-10 yr, 11-20 yr and overall (n = 516)
| Age group (yr) | Variables or categories | Value (%) | |||
| High (n = 172) | Lower middle (n = 172) | Rural lower middle (n = 172) | Total (n = 516) | ||
| 6-10 | n | 83 | 83 | 78 | 244 |
| mean ± SD | 8.4 ± 1.6 | 7.2 ± 1.1 | 7.5 ± 1.2 | 7.7 ± 1.4 | |
| Female | 43 (51.8) | 41 (49.4) | 37 (47.4) | 121 (49.6) | |
| Male | 40 (48.2) | 42 (50.6) | 41 (52.6) | 123 (50.4) | |
| 11-20 | n | 89 | 89 | 94 | 272 |
| mean ± SD | 13.9 ± 2.0 | 14.9 ± 2.7 | 12.4 ± 1.4 | 13.7 ± 2.3 | |
| Female | 68 (76.4) | 46 (51.7) | 63 (67.0) | 177 (65.1) | |
| Male | 21 (23.6) | 43 (48.3) | 31 (33.0) | 95 (34.9) | |
| Overall | n | 172 | 172 | 172 | 516 |
| mean ± SD | 11.2 ± 3.3 | 11.2 ± 4.4 | 10.2 ± 2.8 | 10.9 ± 3.6 | |
| Female | 111 (64.5) | 87 (50.6) | 100 (58.1) | 298 (57.8) | |
| Male | 61 (35.5) | 85 (49.4) | 72 (41.9) | 218 (42.2) | |
- Citation: Saha SK, Saha S, Shakur S, Hanif M, Habib MA, Datta SK, Bock HL. Community-based cross-sectional seroprevalence study of hepatitis A in Bangladesh. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(39): 4932-4937
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.4932