Individual Subject Meta-Analysis of Parameters for Giardia duodenalis Shedding in Animal Experimental Models

Table 5

Bivariate analysis results for risk factors associated with Giardia cyst shedding outcomes.

Variable^1	𝑃-value	Statistical association between variable and cyst shedding (Yes/No)^2
Passage	<0.0001^3	Yes
Storage Time	0.9269^3	No
Experimental Species	<0.0001^3	Yes
Age	0.0023^3	Yes
Infective Stage	<0.0001^3	Yes
Giardia Dose	0.0061^4	Yes

1Data sparseness prevented analytic calculations for Isolate Source, Administration Route and Detection Method.
²Significant level ≤0.2.
³Mantel-Haenzel bivariate analyses analysis taking into account the correlation between studies.
⁴GLIMMIX bivariate analyses.