Table 1 Basic information on participants and assessment of risk factors for B. hominis and C. belli.
Variable | No. Examined | Blastocystis hominis | Cystoisospora belli | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. Positive (%) | ORa (95% CI)b | χ2/P- value | No. Positive (%) | OR (95% CI) | χ2/P- value | |||
Gender | Male | 216 | 9 (4.2) | 3.016 (1.116,8.152) | 3.904/0.048 | 3 (1.4) | 0.986 (0.971,1.002) | –/1.000c |
Female | 69 | 8 (11.6) | 0(0.0) | |||||
Age (years) | < 40 | 93 | 1 (1.1) | –d | 8.443/0.015 | 0 (0.0) | – | –/0.628c |
40–60 | 113 | 12 (10.6) | 2 (1.8) | |||||
> 60 | 79 | 4 (5.1) | 1 (1.3) | |||||
Education level | Primary school and below | 38 | 12 (31.6) | – | 51.944/0.000 | 3 (7.9) | – | –/0.002c |
Middle school | 123 | 4 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | |||||
High school and above | 124 | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | |||||
Occupation | Farmer | 217 | 13 (6.0) | 0.981 (0.309, 3.114) | 0.000/1.000 | 3 (1.4) | 0.986 (0.971,1.002) | –/1.000c |
Others | 68 | 4 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) | |||||
Diarrhea | Yes | 29 | 2 (6.9) | 0.840 (0.182,3.873) | 0.000/1.000 | 0 (0.0) | 1.012 (0.998,1.025) | –/1.000c |
No | 256 | 15 (5.9) | 3 (1.2) | |||||
CD4+ cell count | ≥ 200 | 49 | 3 (6.1) | 0.958 (0.237,3.868) | 0.000/1.000 | 0 (0.0) | 1.008 (0.992,1.025) | –/1.000c |
< 200 | 119 | 7 (5.9) | 1 (0.8) | |||||
HIV transmission route | Sex | 240 | 15 (6.3) | 0.698 (0.154,3.161) | 0.016/0.899 | 3 (1.3) | 0.988 (0.974,1.002) | –/1.000c |
Others | 45 | 2 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | |||||
HAART treat | Yes | 119 | 10 (8.4) | 0.615 (0.226,1.672) | 0.921/0.337 | 0 (0.0) | 1.023 (0.997,1.051) | 1.165/0.280 |
No | 131 | 7 (5.3) | 3 (2.3) | |||||
Boiled water | Yes | 266 | 15 (5.6) | 1.969 (0.416,9.322) | 0.135/0.713 | 3 (1.1) | 0.989 (0.976,1.001) | –/1.000c |
No | 19 | 2 (10.5) | 0 (0.0) | |||||
