Table 1
Clinical data of patients infected with S. japonicum.
| Clinical characteristics | All patients, n = 56 | CSJ, n = 38 | ASJ, n = 18 | p value∇ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male, n (%) | 39 (69.64%) | 26 (68.42%) | 13 (72.22%) | 0.773ζ |
| Age (Mean ± SD, y) | 60.57 ± 11.21 | 59.50 ± 10.48 | 62.83 ± 12.63 | 0.303† |
| Grade, n (%) | <0.001ζ | |||
| Grade 0 | 12 (26.67%) | 12 (41.38%) | 0 (0.00%) | |
| Grade I | 11 (24.44%) | 11 (37.93%) | 0 (0.00%) | |
| Grade II | 6 (13.33%) | 5 (17.24%) | 1 (6.25%) | |
| Grade III | 16 (35.56%) | 1 (3.45%) | 15 (93.75%) | |
| Monocyte count (Mean ± SD) (109/L) | 0.40 ± 0.23 | 0.34 ± 0.12 | 0.51 ± 0.34 | 0.024† |
| Percentage of monocytes among leukocytes (Mean ± SD) (%) | 6.87 ± 2.72 | 5.99 ± 1.74 | 8.51 ± 3.47 | 0.003† |
| Total bile acid (TBA, μmMol/L) (Mean ± SD) | 8.01 ± 11.06 | 4.61 ± 2.51 | 15.80 ± 17.74 | 0.001† |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (AST, U/L) (Mean ± SD) | 27.22 ± 9.81 | 25.09 ± 6.40 | 32.07 ± 14.11 | 0.025† |
| Albumin (ALB, g/L) (Mean ± SD) | 44.91 ± 6.51 | 47.03 ± 4.31 | 40.05 ± 8.13 | <0.001† |
| Activated partial prothrombin time (aPTT, Sec) (Mean ± SD) | 25.08 ± 6.82 | 22.65 ± 3.07 | 27.87 ± 8.83 | 0.041† |
| Prothrombin time (PT, Sec) (Mean ± SD) | 10.89 ± 2.10 | 10.17 ± 1.07 | 11.73 ± 2.68 | 0.047† |
| Schistosome eggs, n (%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | > 0.999╜ |
| Schistosome IgG antibodies, n/N (%) | 17/42 (40.48%) | 15/30 (50.00%) | 2/12 (16.67%) | 0.047ζ |
∇: Comparison between patients with CSJ and ASJ. ζ: Tested by Chi-square test. †: Tested by Unpaired t test. ╜: Tested by Fisher’s exact test. К: Tested by Mann–Whitney test. S. japonicum, Schistosoma japonicum. CSJ, chronic schistosomiasis japonica. ASJ, advanced schistosomiasis japonica. SD, standard deviation.
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