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World J Hepatol. Dec 27, 2025; 17(12): 113078
Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i12.113078
Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i12.113078
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 200 patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (Recife, Brazil, 2025)
| Variable | mean ± SD or n (%) |
| Mean age (years) | 56.44 ± 13.31 |
| Female sex | 106 (53.00) |
| Self-reported ethnicity | |
| Black | 148 (74.00) |
| White | 52 (26.00) |
| Average education (years) | 4.88 ± 3.47 |
| Illiteracy | 17 (8.50) |
| Functional illiteracy | 117 (58.50) |
| Previous splenectomy | 94 (47.00) |
| Mean HAD score | 7.88 ± 2.16 |
| Mean MMSE score | 25.42 ± 0.81 |
- Citation: Lucas IC, Domingues AL, Filgueira NA, Lopes EP, Albuquerque IKP, Pereira CLD. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: High prevalence and association with portosystemic shunts in a Brazilian cross-sectional study. World J Hepatol 2025; 17(12): 113078
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v17/i12/113078.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v17.i12.113078