The Impact of Parasitic Infestation on Nutritional Status and Micronutrients among Children

Table 1

Demographic criteria of the infected and noninfected groups.

Variable	Infected ()	Noninfected ()	Test	value
Gender
Male	89 (63.6%)	62 (62%)	(0.06)	0.80 NS
Female	51 (36.4%)	38 (38%)
Residence
Rural	93 (66.4%)	56 (56%)	(2.70)	0.10 NS
Urban	47 (33.6%)	44 (44%)
Age (years)
Range	2-18	2-18	-test (1.85)	0.07 NS

SD: standard deviation; : independent -test; : chi-square test; NS: nonsignificant ().