| Parameters |
60+ years
n=99 (%) |
15-59 years
n=101(%) |
Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
p value |
| Stool appearance |
|
|
|
|
| Color |
|
|
|
|
| Brown |
99 (100) |
101 (100) |
- |
- |
| Consistency |
|
|
- |
-- |
| Soft |
57 (58) |
50 (51) |
1.16 (0.71 – 1.91) |
0.528 |
| Loose |
41 (41) |
49 (49) |
0.85 (0.50 – 1.45) |
0.534 |
| Blood |
1 (1) |
0 |
--- |
0.313 |
| Mucus |
94 (95) |
81 (80) |
1.18 (0.77 – 1.81) |
0.415 |
| Worm |
0 |
0 |
|
|
| pH |
|
|
|
|
| Acidic |
85 (86) |
91 (90) |
0.95 (0.62 – 1.46) |
0.815 |
| Alkaline |
14 (14) |
10 (10) |
1.43 (0.56 – 3.66) |
0.413 |
| Microscopic examination |
|
|
|
|
| Protozoa/HPF |
7 (7) |
9 (9) |
0.79 (0.25 – 2.44) |
0.675 |
| Giardia lamblia |
3 (7) |
3 (3) |
1.02 (0.16 – 6.51) |
0.980 |
| E. coli |
4 (4) |
2 (2) |
2.04 (0.31 – 16.44) |
0.407 |
| Endolimex nana |
0 |
2 (2) |
0.00 (0.00 – 4.25) |
0.163 |
| T. hominis |
0 |
1 (1) |
0.00 (0.00 – 17.97) |
0.323 |
| E. hominis |
0 |
1 (1) |
0.00 (0.00 – 17.97) |
0.323 |
| Blastocystis hominis |
17 (17) |
17 (17) |
1.02 (0.46 – 2.24) |
0.957 |
| Helminth/HPF |
7 (7) |
21 (21) |
0.34 (0.12 – 0.89) |
0.014* |
| Ascaris lumbricoides |
5 (5) |
21 (21) |
0.24 (0.08 – 0.72) |
0.003* |
| Trichuris trichura |
1 (1) |
00 |
--- |
0.313 |
| E. vermicularis |
1 (1) |
00 |
--- |
0.313 |
| Cell/HPF |
|
|
|
|
| RBC (1-50) |
1 (1) |
2 (2) |
0.51 (0.02 – 7.32) |
0.578 |
| Pus Cells (11-50) |
1 (1) |
3 (3) |
0.34 (0.01 - 375) |
0.331 |
| Macrophage (1-20) |
2 (2) |
1 (1) |
2.04 (0.14 – 57.79) |
0.555 |
| Others |
|
|
|
|
| Vegetable cells |
55 (56) |
40 (40) |
1.91 (1.05 – 3.84) |
0.023* |
| Yeasts |
40 (40) |
22 (22) |
1.85 (0.99 – 3.49) |
0.038* |
| Neutral Fat |
13 (13) |
9 (9) |
1.47 (0.56 – 3.94) |
0.393 |
| C. L. Crystal |
1 (1) |
0 |
--- |
0.313 |
| Starch |
2 (2) |
6 (6) |
0.34 (0.05 - 1.92) |
0.173 |
*p value<0.05
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