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Table 2 Distribution of the population recruited in the present study (n = 766) by age group, Paranaguá, Paraná, Brazil, 2015–2016

From: Prevalence of intestinal parasites, with emphasis on the molecular epidemiology of Giardia duodenalis and Blastocystis sp., in the Paranaguá Bay, Brazil: a community survey

Community

N

Age groupan (%)

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

> 59

Ilha do Mel

46

7 (15.2)

4 (8.7)

2 (4.3)

4 (8.7)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.2)

7 (15.2)

5 (10.9)

5 (10.9)

3 (6.5)

3 (6.5)

1 (2.2)

4 (8.7)

Ilha do Teixeira

58

6 (10.3)

3 (5.2)

4 (6.9)

4 (6.9)

0 (0.0)

4 (6.9)

8 (13.8)

3 (5.2)

4 (6.9)

2 (3.4)

2 (3.4)

6 (10.3)

12 (20.7)

Ilha do Amparo

90

11 (12.2)

13 (14.4)

18 (20.0)

4 (4.4)

6 (6.7)

1 (1.1)

7 (7.8)

7 (7.8)

6 (6.7)

2 (2.2)

5 (5.6)

4 (4.4)

6 (6.7)

Jardim Esperança

221

18 (8.1)

162 (73.3)

38 (17.2)

1 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Ilha dos Valadares

286

23 (8.0)

187 (65.4)

63 (22.0)

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.7)

3 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

4 (1.4)

Ponta do Caju

65

1 (1.5)

43 (66.2)

21 (32.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Total

766

66 (8.6)

412 (53.8)

146 (19.1)

14 (1.8)

7 (0.9)

7 (0.9)

24 (3.1)

17 (2.2)

18 (2.3)

7 (0.9)

11 (1.4)

11 (1.4)

26 (3.4)

  1. Abbreviation: N number of individuals
  2. aFor practical purposes the age group > 59 years is an aggregate of the age groups 60–64, 65–69, 70–74, 75–79, 80–84, 85–89, 90–94, 95–99 and 100+ years