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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants (n = 56,197)

From: Is pinworm infection still a public health concern among children in resource-rich regions? Trends in pinworm infection prevalence and associated factors among children in Hualien County, Taiwan: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Male (n = 29,388)

Female (n = 26,809)

Age (years)

8.23 ± 1.53

8.27 ± 1.53

Grade, n (%)

 1

13,919 (47.4%)

12,405 (46.3%)

 4

15,469 (52.6%)

14,404 (53.7%)

BMI group, n (%)

 Underweight

6,191 (21.1%)

6,210 (23.2%)

 Normal

16,617 (56.5%)

15,474 (57.7%)

 Overweight

3,342 (11.4%)

2,748 (10.3%)

 Obese

3,238 (11.0%)

2,377 (8.9%)

Urbanization, n (%)

 Urban

20,035 (68.2%)

18,261 (68.1%)

 Suburban

6,706 (22.8%)

6,209 (23.2%)

 Rural

2,647 (9.0%)

2,339 (8.7%)

Period, n (%)

 2009

3,673 (12.5%)

3,373 (12.6%)

 2010

3,535 (12.0%)

3,206 (12.0%)

 2011

3,077 (10.5%)

2,955 (11.0%)

 2012

3,133 (10.7%)

2,708 (10.1%)

 2013

2,827 (9.6%)

2,592 (9.7%)

 2014

2,793 (9.5%)

2,592 (9.7%)

 2015

2,487 (8.5%)

2,250 (8.4%)

 2016

2,580 (8.8%)

2,339 (8.7%)

 2017

2,562 (8.7%)

2,334 (8.7%)

 2018

2,721 (9.3%)

2,460 (9.2%)

 Pinworm, n (%)

1,450/29,388 (4.9%)

1,047/26,809 (3.9%)

  1. Data are presented as n or mean ± standard deviation