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Volume 10, Number 3—March 2004
Research

Cysticercosis-related Deaths, California

Frank J. Sorvillo*Comments to Author , Lawrence Portigal†, Christopher. DeGiorgio‡, Lisa Smith*, Stephen H. Waterman§, George W. Berlin*, and Lawrence R. Ash*
Author affiliations: *UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, USA; †Office of Vital Records, State of California, Sacramento, California, USA; ‡UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA; §Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Table 1

Demographic characteristics of 124 patients with fatal cysticercosis in California, 1989–2000

Characteristic No. %
Sex
Male
 82
 66.1
Female
 42
 33.9
Race/Ethnicity
White
 5
 4.0
Black
 1
 0.8
Latino
 115
 92.7
Asian/Pacific Islander
 3
 2.4
Age group (y)
5–14
 3
 2.4
15–24
 25
 20.2
25–34
 34
 27.4
35–44
 16
 12.9
45–54
 20
 16.1
55–64
 10
 8.1
>65
 16
 12.9
Educational level (y)
<12
 83
 66.9
12
 24
 19.4
>12
 17
 13.7
Country of birth
United States
 17
 13.7
Mexico
 90
 72.6
Other 17 13.7

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