Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoa among Saudi Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: A Case-Control Study

Table 3

The clinical characteristics variations among Blastocystis species positive/negative diarrheal cases and controls.

Clinical character	Blastocystis species-positive					Blastocystis species-negative
	Cases		Controls		value	Cases		Controls		value
		%		%			%		%
Diarrhea
<14 days	7	87.5%	4	100%	1.0 (NS)	33	78.6%	46	100%	0.001 (Sig)
>14 days	1	12.5%	0	0%		9	21.4%	0	0%
Mucous/blood
Yes	1	12.5%	0	0%	1.0 (NS)	5	11.9%	3	6.5%	0.47 (NS)
No	7	87.5%	4	100%		37	88.1%	43	93.5%
Abdominal pain
Yes	8	100%	4	100%	—	42	100%	35	76.1%	0.001 (Sig)
No	0	0%	0	0%		0	0%	11	23.9%
Nausea/vomiting
Yes	7	87.5%	4	100%	1.0 (NS)	7	16.7%	13	28.3%	0.2 (NS)
No	1	12.5%	0	0%		35	83.3%	33	71.7%
Bloating/flatulence
Yes	6	75%	1	25%	0.22 (NS)	28	66.7%	15	32.6%	0.003 (Sig)
No	2	25%	3	75%		14	33.3%	34	67.4%
Fatigue
Yes	8	100%	4	100%	—	42	100%	14	30.4%	0.00 (HS)
No	0	0%	0	0%		0	0%	32	69.6%
Loss of weight
Yes	1	12.5%	0	0%	1.0 (NS)	5	11.9%	6	13%	1.0 (NS)
No	7	87.5%	4	100%		37	88.1%	40	87%
Total	8	100%	4	100%		42	100%	46	100%

: number, NS: nonsignificant, Sig: significant, and HS: highly significant. .