Table 2 The prevalence of Blastocystis in diarrheal patients by gender, age, and ethnicity
Characteristics | No. of examined | No. of positive | Prevalence (%) (95%) | OR (95%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
 Male | 104 | 14 | 13.5% (6.9–20) | 1.881 (0.817–4.33) | 0.138 |
 Female | 144 | 11 | 7.6% (3.3–12) | Reference |  |
Age (years) | |||||
 ≤ 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.999 |
 18–64 | 108 | 14 | 13% (6.6–19.3) | 1.554 (0.669–3.56) | 0.309 |
 ≥ 65 | 125 | 11 | 8.8% (3.8–13.8) | Reference |  |
Ethnicity | |||||
 Chinese | 150 | 16 | 10.7% (5.7–15.6) | 1.075 (0.293–3.945) | 0.914 |
 Malay | 39 | 1 | 2.6% (2.4–7.5) | 0.237 (0.023–2.401) | 0.223 |
 Indian | 29 | 5 | 17.2% (3.5–31.0) | 1.875 (0.405–8.688) | 0.422 |
 Others | 30 | 3 | 10% (0.7–20.1) | Reference |  |
Antibiotics | |||||
 No indicated | 226 | 24 | 10.6% (6.6–14.6) | 2.495 (0.321–19.386) | 0.382 |
 Treated | 22 | 1 | 4.5% (4.2–13.2) | Reference |  |
Total | 248 | 25 | 10.1% | Â | Â |