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Table 4 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the 300 patients associated with Strongyloides stercoralis infection, according to the agar plate culture

From: Screening of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in high-risk patients in Khuzestan Province, Southwestern Iran

Characteristics

Positive (%)

Negative (%)

P

Gender

 Male

6 (4.1)

139 (95.9)

0.162

 Female

2 (1.3)

153 (98.7)

Age (years)

 < 20

0 (0.0)

16 (100.0)

0.052

 20−40

1 (2.2)

44 (97.8)

 41−60

0 (0.0)

114 (100.0)

 60+

7 (5.6)

118 (94.4)

Living area

 Rural

4 (4.1)

94 (95.9)

0.445

 Urban

4 (2.0)

198 (98.0)

Occupation

 Housewife

2 (1.6)

127 (98.4)

0.002

 Farmer

4 (12.5)

28 (87.5)

 Worker

2 (7.7)

24 (92.3)

 Fisherman

0 (0.0)

22 (100.0)

 Student

0 (0.0)

13 (100.0)

 Other

0 (0.0)

78 (100.0)

Diseases

 Cancer

0 (0.0)

46 (100.0)

0.032

 Uncontrolled diabetes

1 (1.2)

81 (98.8)

 Autoimmune diseases

1 (1.9)

52 (98.1)

 Hematological malignancy

1 (3.0)

32 (97.0)

 Asthma and COPD

5 (10.2)

44 (89.8)

 Transplant

0 (0.0)

9 (100.0)

 Other

0 (0.0)

28 (100.0)

Clinical symptoms

 Gastrointestinal

1 (1.0)

97 (99.0)

0.017

 Pulmonary

2 (5.3)

36 (94.7)

 Gastrointestinal/pulmonary

3 (11.1)

24 (88.9)

 Asymptomatic

2 (1.5)

135 (98.5)

Eosinophilia

 Yes

7 (15.2)

39 (84.4)

0.001

 No

1 (0.8)

128 (99.2)

Soil exposure

 Low

2 (0.9)

219 (99.1)

0.002

 High

6 (7.6)

73 (92.4)

Diagnostic method

 DSE

3 (37.5)

5 (62.5)

0.001

 FECT

4 (50.0)

4 (50.0)

 BFT

6 (75.0)

2 (25.0)

 ELISA

8 (100.0)

0 (0.0)