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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
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 sex106 (53.00)
Self-reported ethnicity
    Black148 (74.00)
    White52 (26.00)
Average education (years)4.88 ± 3.47
Illiteracy17 (8.50)
Functional illiteracy117 (58.50)
Previous splenectomy94 (47.00)
Mean HAD score7.88 ± 2.16
Mean MMSE score25.42 ± 0.81


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