Table 3. Characteristics and associated symptoms in participants with Cryptosporidium detection in GI tract only v. GI and respiratory tract A) at enrollment; B) at any point throughout study period.
| Characteristic | At enrollment (n = 37) | At any point throughout study period (n = 27) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GI detection only (n = 27) | GI and respiratory detection (n = 10) | P value | GI detection only (n = 16) | GI and respiratory detection (n = 11) | P value | |
| Age, months (SD) | 11.3 (5.3) | 13 (4.0) | 0.370 | 12.2 (2.3) | 12.0 (6.7) | 0.922 |
| Male sex | 18 (67%) | 6 (60%) | 0.7664 | 9 (56%) | 8 (72%) | 0.448 |
| Z score (SD) | ||||||
| HAZ | -1.4 (2.4) | -1.3 (1.1) | 0.896 | -1.6 (2.5) | -1.4 (1.9) | 0.837 |
| WAZ | -1.1 (1.4) | -0.6 (1.2) | 0.319 | -1.1 (1.2) | -0.8 (1.2) | 0.474 |
| WHZ | -0.2 (1.6) | 0.0 (1.7) | 0.708 | -0.1 (1.7) | 0.0 (1.6) | 0.945 |
| Number of household members (SD) | 4.2 (1.4) | 4.3 (1.5) | 0.771 | 4.4 (1.5) | 4.1 (0.9) | 0.504 |
| Household children <5 years | 1.3 (0.7) | 1.1 (0.3) | 0.449 | 1.1 (0.1) | 1.2 (0.1) | 0.696 |
| Pit latrine | 26 (96%) | 10 (100%) | 0.529 | 16 (100%) | 10 (90%) | 0.407 |
| Piped water for drinking | 4 (15%) | 1 (10%) | 0.916 | 2 (13%) | 3 (27%) | 0.370 |
| Piped water for utensils | 19 (69%) | 6 (60%) | 0.448 | 13 (81%) | 4 (45%) | 0.124 |
| Treated water (%) | 14 (50%) | 2 (20%) | 0.142 | 6 (37%) | 5 (45%) | 0.710 |
| Residential animals in the compound | 15 (54%) | 7 (70%) | 0.467 | 11 (69%) | 7 (63%) | 1.000 |
| Respiratory symptoms | 17 (65%) | 9 (90%) | 0.223 | 11 (68%) | 9 (81%) | 0.385 |
| Enrollment oxygen sats, % (SD) | 98.5 (1.4) | 98.8 (1.2) | 0.561 | 98.5% (1.1) | 98.3% (1.7) | 0.653 |
| GI symptoms | 24 (89%) | 8 (80%) | 0.603 | 3 (27%) | 10 (62%) | 0.120 |
| + | 14.1 (0.7) | 14.3 (2.1) | 0.819 | 15.9 (2.9) | 17.5 (6.6) | 0.445 |
GI, gastrointestinal; HAZ, Height-for-age z score; SD, standard deviation; WAZ, Weight-for-age z score; WHZ, Weight-for-height z score