Table 2:

B. hominis positivity according to potential risk factors in patients with diabetes

Variable	Patients with diabetes			B. hominis Positive		P value
	(N: 150)			(N: 40)
	Risk factor	n	%	n	%
Gender	Male	67	44.6	24	35.82	0.023
	Female	83	55.3	16	19.27
Age(yr)	≤35	16	10.66	8	50	0.045
	>35	134	89.33	32	23.88
	≤20	7	4.6	4	57.14	0.082
	>20	143	95.33	36	25.17
Place of residence	Rural	28	18.66	7	25	0.822
	Urban	122	81.33	33	27.04
Duration of diabetes	<10	113	74.66	25	22.12	0.04
	≥10	37	25.33	15	40.54
Diabetes type	Tip 1	11	7.33	6	54.54	0.051
	Tip 2	139	92.66	34	24.46
HbA1c	≤6	19	12.66	5	26.31	0.955
	>6	130	87.24	35	26.92
	<8	90	60.4	18	20	0.023
	≥8	59	39.59	22	37.28
Cholesterol	≥200	65	43.33	17	26.15	0.912
	<200	75	50	19	25.33
Fasting blood sugar	<300	137	92.56	35	25.54	0.481
	≥300	11	7.43	4	36.36
	<200	109	73.64	26	23.85	0.269
	≥200	39	26.35	13	33.33
	<126	55	37.16	13	23.63	0.558
	≥126	93	62.83	26	27.95
LDL	<160	114	82.6	34	29.82	0.623
	≥160	24	17.39	6	25

N: Total number of patients, n: Number of positive patients, LDL: low-density lipoprotein