Age and sex distribution of patients with laboratory confirmed Acanthamoeba keratitis
| Patients | Category | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early | Late | ||||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 15 | 8 | 23 | ||
| Female | 9 | 7 | 16 | ||
| Age (years) | |||||
| 0–20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 21–40 | 14 | 11 | 25 | ||
| 41–60 | 8 | 4 | 12 | ||
| ⩾61 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Mean age (years) | 36.75 | 37.00 | 36.8 | ||
| No of patients | 24 | 15 | 39 | ||
Early = cases diagnosed within 30 days of start of symptoms.
Late = cases diagnosed 30 days after start of symptoms.