Table 2.
Characteristic of laboratory findings according to the presence of Blastocystis
| Clinical parametersa | Laboratory characteristics | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blastocystis-negative (n=295) | Blastocystis-positive (n=29) | ||
| Age (yr) | 61.4±15.94 | 62.6±11.48 | 0.692 |
| WBC count (×103/μl) | 8.5±5.29 | 6.5±4.75 | 0.234 |
| RBC count (×106/μl) | 3.8±0.76 | 4.1±0.9 | 0.301 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 11.9±2.48 | 12.7±2.2 | 0.147 |
| Platelet count (×103/μl) | 226.6±128.34 | 197.7±82.64 | 0.482 |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 19.1±13.11 | 23.9±11.13 | 0.254 |
| Monocytes (%) | 8.8±6.99 | 8.9±5.8 | 0.965 |
| Neutrophils (%) | 72.1±34.9 | 64.4±13.94 | 0.488 |
| Eosinophils (%) | 2±2.35 | 2.2±2.1 | 0.808 |
| Basophils (%) | 0.4±0.39 | 0.5±0.38 | 0.495 |
| Total protein (g/dl) | 6.3±1.09 | 6.5±1.07 | 0.606 |
| Albumin (g/dl) | 3.5±0.82 | 3.9±0.56 | 0.083 |
| ALP (U/L) | 107.5±121.95 | 64.9±14.12 | 0.357 |
| AST (U/L) | 34.3±32.85 | 24.8±7.42 | 0.177 |
| ALT (U/L) | 28.5±27.09 | 23.5±10.74 | 0.387 |
| Total Bilirubin (mg/dl) | 1.1±1.93 | 0.7±0.2 | 0.515 |
| BUN (mg/dl) | 16.7±13.25 | 13±12.89 | 0.299 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.1±2.82 | 3.6±7.37 | 0.001 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L) | 499.6±446.27 | 225.9±199.58 | 0.109 |
| r-GTP (IU/L) | 70.8±112.65 | 25.6±17.51 | 0.137 |
| CRP (mg/dl) | 6.8±7.69 | 5.5±5.94 | 0.613 |
| Sex male No. (%) | 159/295 (53.9) | 11/29 (37.9%) | 0.12 |
| Presence of abdominal pain No. (%) | 93/295 (31.5) | 3/29 (10.3%) | 0.018 |
| Positive for stool occult blood No. (%) | 9/95 (9.5) | 0/14 (0.0%) | 0.601 |
| Positive for Diarrhea No. (%) | 190/295 (64.4) | 6/29 (20.7%) | < 0.001 |
| Other pathogens No. (%) | 52/295 (17.6)b | 2/29 (6.9%)c | |
a
Clinical parameters, except for Sex, Stool occult blood, Diarrhea, Other pathogens, were expressed with Mean±SD.
b
Clostroides difficile and/or the other pathogens(23), Campylobacter spp. and/or the other pathogens(14), Salmonella spp. (9), Citrobacter freundii (1), Cryptosporidium spp. (1), Enterococcus faecalis (1), ETEC LT/ST,STEC stx1/sb2 (1), Norovirus GI/GII (1), and Shigella spp. (1).
c
Campylobacter spp. (1) and Giardia spp. (1).