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Table 2 Prevalence of Blastocystis sp. in the CRC and control groups determined by LM and PCR

From: Colorectal cancer and Blastocystis sp. infection

Parameter

LM

PCR

Patients with CRC

n = 107

Control group

n = 124

p

Patients with CRC

n = 95

Control group

n = 76

p

Age, years:

      

Median (range)

65 (38–88)

63 (38–88)

0.17a

66 (40–88)

64 (38–88)

0.71a

Sex, number (%)

      

 Women

41 (38.3%)

55 (44.3%)

0.42b

37%

26%

0.63b

 Men

66 (61.7%)

69 (55.7%)

 

58%

50%

 

Blastocystis sp. infection, patients (%)

      

 Present

13 (12.15%)

3 (2.42%)

0.0041b

12 (12.63%)

2 (2.63%)

0.02

 Absent

94 (87.85%)

121 (97.58%)

 

83 (87.37%)

74 (97.37%)

3b

  1. aMann–Whitney U test
  2. bFisher’s exact test