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Table 2 Bivariate analysis taking participants with or without schizophrenia as a dependent variable

From: Relationship between Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity and schizophrenia in the Lebanese population: potential implication of genetic polymorphism of MMP-9

 

Patients without schizophrenia

Frequency (%)

Patients with schizophrenia

Frequency (%)

p-value

Toxoplasmosis IgM+/IgG+

Yes

1 (0.7%)

56 (37.6%)

< 0.001

No

148 (99.3%)

93 (62.4%)

Toxoplasmosis IgM−/IgG+

Yes

117 (79.1%)

74 (79.6%)

0.923

No

31 (20.9%)

19 (20.4%)

Presence of a cat at home

Yes

9 (6.0%)

55 (36.7%)

< 0.001

No

141 (94.0%)

95 (63.3%)

Contact with a cat

Yes

12 (8.0%)

61 (40.7%)

< 0.001

No

138 (92.0%)

89 (59.3%)

Water drinking

Tap

69 (46.0%)

117 (78.0%)

< 0.001

Well

25 (16.7%)

8 (5.3%)

Water Gallon

56 (37.3%)

25 (16.7%)

Consumption of raw meat

Yes

142 (94.7%)

140 (93.3%)

0.627

No

8 (5.3%)

10 (6.7%)

Smoking

Yes

34 (22.7%)

91 (60.7%)

< 0.001

No

116 (77.3%)

59 (39.3%)

Alcohol

Yes

10 (6.7%)

18 (12.0%)

0.112

No

140 (93.3%)

132 (88.0%)

Illegal drugs

Yes

0 (0.0%)

12 (8.0%)

< 0.001

No

150 (100.0%)

138 (92.0%)

Brain disease

Yes

1 (0.7%)

6 (4.0%)

0.056

No

149 (99.3%)

144 (96.0%)

  1. Numbers in bold indicate significant p-values