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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2005; 11(42): 6667-6670
Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6667
Table 1 Clinical details of patients with and without endoscopic giardiasis
VariablesGiardiasis positiveGiardiasis negativePOR (95%CI)
(n = 96) (%)(n = 124) (%)
Age groups (yr)
<2234 (35)21 (17)1
22–3129 (30)27 (22)0.7 (0.3–1.5)
32–4820 (21)35 (28)0.4 (0.2–0.9)
>4813 (14)41 (33)<0.0010.2 (0.1–0.5)
Gender
Female27 (28)43 (35)
Male69 (72)81 (65)0.3011.4 (0.8–2.4)
Abdominal pain68 (71)69 (56)0.0211.9 (1.1–3.4)
Diarrhea28 (29)17 (14)0.0052.6 (1.3–5.1)
Weight loss9 (9.4)6 (5)0.1862.0 (0.7–5.9)
Endo-duodenitis24 (25)53 (43)0.0070.4 (0.2–0.8)
Histological duodenitis65 (68)58 (46)0.0022.5 (1.4–4.4)
Lamina propria inflammation73 (76)53 (42)<0.0014.4 (2.4–8.1)
Villus shortening5 (5)