Table 1 Occurrence of three intestinal protozoans in children by age, sex and disease background

Age (years)

 < 1

1089

0.92 (0.31–1.53)

< 0.0001

1.00

 1–6

927

2.48 (1.43–3.54)

0.007

2.75 (1.30–5.80)

 6–14

268

5.22 (2.37–8.07)

< 0.0001

5.97 (2.61–13.54)

Sex

 Male

1416

2.12 (1.33–2.90)

1.00

 Female

868

1.96 (0.98–2.94)

0.88

0.92 (0.51–1.68)

Disease background

 Other disease

1762

0.96 (0.48–1.45)

< 0.0001

1.00

 Gastrointestinal disease

156

8.33 (3.68–12.99)

< 0.0001

9.33 (4.44–19.60)

 Autoimmune rheumatic disease

221

4.98 (1.88–8.07)

< 0.0001

5.38 (2.49–11.63)

 Hematology neoplastic disease

145

4.14 (0.55–7.72)

0.006

4.43 (1.72–11.42)