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Table 2 Association between having any protozoan parasite or Blastocystis and diarrhoea

From: Parasites in Mexican patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a case-control study

Group (n)

Variable

OR*

95%IC‡

χ2

P value

IBS group (115)

Any parasite/Diarrhoea

3.38

1.33-8.57

7.02

0.008

 

Blastocystis/Diarrhoea

2.73

0.84-8.80

3.74

0.053

Control group (209)

Any parasite/Diarrhoea

0.783

0.36-1.72

0.37

0.542

 

Blastocystis/Diarrhoea

0.781

0.29-2.06

0.25

0.617

All participants (324)

Any parasite/Diarrhoea

1.39

0.77-2.48

1.22

0.269

 

Blastocystis/Diarrhoea

1.33

0.62-2.8

0.64

0.420

  1. *OR, Odds ratio; ‡95%IC, 95% Confidence interval.