Molecular Evidence of Emerged Pulmonary Lophomoniasis due to Lophomonas blattarum among Hospitalized Patients in Southwestern Iran: A National Registry-Based Study

Table 1

Characteristic of positive Lophomonas infection among hospitalized patients in Shahrekord, southwestern Iran.

Characteristic	Frequency (percentage)	value
Gender; Male; Female	23 (63.9); 13 (36.1)	0.001
Age; 31–40; 41–50; 51–60; 61–70; 71–80; >81	2 (5.5); 4 (11.1); 5 (13.8); 9 (25); 6 (16.6); 10 (27.7)	0.22
Smoking status; Smoker; Nonsmoker	11 (30.5); 25 (69.5)	0.001
Underlying diseases and comorbidities; Diabetes mellitus; Influenza; Hypertension; Tuberculosis; Bronchitis; COPD; Others	5 (13.8); 8 (22.2); 4 (11.1); 5 (13.8); 15 (41.6); 9 (16.6); 8 (22.2)	0.013

Others: acute nephritic syndrome, myocardial infraction, and hypothyroidism. COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.