Table 4. Median of qPCR cycle threshold (Ct) values of Blastocystis sp. and D. fragilis (Statistically significant values have been highlighted in bold).

	Blastocystis sp.			Dientamoeba fragilis
	Immuno deficient	Immuno competent	pa	Immuno deficient	Immuno competent	pa
Gender
Male	26.7	23.5	0.26	32.0	32.2	0.69
Female	21.4	26.5	0.04	31.4	32.1	0.83
Age
18–40	20.2	25.2	0.42	30.8	32.2	0.55
41–63	21.5	26.5	0.16	31.6	33.1	0.96
>64	25.2	23.5	0.35	31.6	25.1	0.07
Total	21.6	24.9	0.40	31.6	32.2	0.53

^aT-test for Independent Samples