Epidemiological and clinical profile of patients with Chagas disease in the Central-North area of Paraná, Southern Brazil

Of 270 participants, 64% were female, 60% were aged ≥65 years, 91% were infected via vector transmission, and 44% were infected in Paraná. Indeterminate (30%), cardiac (36%), cardiodigestive (20%) and digestive (14%) forms were found.

CONCLUSIONS:

Patients who were older than 65 years of age, retired, female, living in the urban area of Maringá, and infected by vector transmission in childhood in Paraná presented cardiac and digestive signs and did not receive etiological treatment when first diagnosed.

Keywords:
Chagas disease; Epidemiology; Chronic disease

Variables	Number	Percentage
Gender
female	173	64.1
male	97	35.9
Age group (years)*
≤44	9	3.3
45-54	20	7.4
55-64	79	29.3
65-74	104	38.5
≥75	58	21.5
Race/ethnicity
white	138	51.1
mixed-race	102	37.8
black	28	10.4
indigenous	2	0.7
Civil status
married	190	70.4
single	9	3.3
widower	53	19.6
divorced	16	5.9
cohabiting couple	2	0.7
Occupation
active	61	22.6
pensioner/retired	162	60.0
home	47	17.4
Triatomines within the domicile**
yes	212	78.5
no	23	8.5
US	35	12.9
Contact with triatomine material**
yes	173	64.0
no	52	19.3
US	45	16.7
Received transfusion of blood or blood products
yes	21	7.8
no	239	88.5
US	10	3.7

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[1] Corresponding author: Dr. Max Jean de Ornelas Toledo. e-mail: mjotoledo@uem.br