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Table 4 Pooled risk ratio of individual post-Cryptosporidium sequelae

From: Health sequelae of human cryptosporidiosis in industrialised countries: a systematic review

Sequelae

No. of studies

Pooled RR

(95% CI)

Cochranʼs Q

P-value

Diarrhoea

5

6.7 (2.63–17.03)

105.37

< 0.001

Abdominal pain

5

2.99 (1.56–5.72)

107.10

< 0.001

Loss of appetite

4

1.98 (1.48–2.63)

8.03

0.05

Nausea

3

2.89 (1.15–7.30)

56.77

< 0.001

Fatigue

5

2.56 (1.47–4.48)

108.43

< 0.001

Weight loss

4

3.65 (1.66–8.03)

22.83

< 0.001

Vomiting

5

2.56 (1.27–5.15)

32.38

< 0.001

Joint pain

5

2.26 (1.35–3.77)

34.30

< 0.001

Headache

5

2.23 (1.22–4.09)

97.31

< 0.001

Eye pain

5

1.98 (1.09–3.59)

28.90

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviation: RR, risk ratio