Research Article
Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoa among Saudi Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: A Case-Control Study
Table 2
The clinical characteristics variations among the parasitized and non-parasitized diarrheal cases and controls.
| Clinical character | Protozoa-positive | Protozoa-negative |
Cases |
Controls | value |
Cases |
Controls | value | | % | | % | | % | | % |
| Diarrhea | | | | | | | | | | | <14 days | 15 | 71.4% | 14 | 100% | 0.06 (NS) | 25 | 86.2% | 36 | 100% | 0.03 (Sig) | >14 days | 6 | 28.6% | 0 | 0% | 4 | 13.8% | 0 | 0% | Mucous/blood | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | 2 | 9.5% | 1 | 7.1% | 1.0 (NS) | 4 | 13.8% | 2 | 5.6% | 0.39 (NS) | No | 19 | 90.5% | 13 | 92.9% | 25 | 86.2% | 34 | 94.4% | Abdominal pain | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | 21 | 100% | 11 | 78.6% | 0.05 (Sig) | 29 | 100% | 28 | 77.8% | 0.007 (Sig) | No | 0 | 0% | 3 | 21.4% | 0 | 0% | 8 | 22.2% | Nausea/vomiting | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | 12 | 57.1% | 13 | 92.9% | 0.02 (Sig) | 2 | 6.9% | 4 | 11.1% | 0.68 (NS) | No | 9 | 42.9% | 1 | 7.1% | 27 | 93.1% | 32 | 88.9% | Bloating/flatulence | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | 16 | 76.2% | 10 | 71.4% | 1.0 (NS) | 18 | 62.1% | 6 | 16.7% | 0.001 (HS) | No | 5 | 23.8% | 4 | 28.6% | 11 | 37.9% | 30 | 83.3% | Fatigue | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | 21 | 100% | 14 | 100% | — | 29 | 100% | 4 | 11.1% | 0.001 (HS) | No | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 32 | 88.9% | Loss of weight | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | 2 | 9.5% | 2 | 14.3% | 1.0 (NS) | 4 | 13.8% | 4 | 11.1% | 0.74 (NS) | No | 19 | 90.5% | 12 | 85.7% | 25 | 85.2% | 32 | 88.9% | Total | 21 | 100% | 14 | 100% | | 29 | 100% | 36 | 100% | |
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: number, NS: nonsignificant, Sig: significant, and HS: highly significant. .
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