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Table 4 Association between clinical symptoms and Cryptosporidium spp

From: Cryptosporidiosis and Isosporiasis among HIV-positive individuals in south Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Reported symptoms

Cryptosporidium spp

 

Crude OR (95%CI)

Adj OR (95% CI)

Abdominal pain

Yes

1.22 (0.70, 2.13)

1.11 (0.59, 2.06)

 

No

1.00

1.00

Vomiting

Yes

2.93 (1.61, 5.34)

2.34 (1.22, 5.41)*

 

No

1.00

1.00

Nausea

Yes

1.31 (0.78, 2.21)

1.15 (0.64, 2.06)

 

No

1.00

1.00

Reported weight loss

Yes

2.80 (1.64, 4.79)

2.10 (1.15, 3.81)*

 

No

1.00

1.00

Diarrhea

No diarrhea

1.00

1.00

 

Acute diarrhea

2.61 (0.84, 8.12)

2.22 (0.68, 7.27)

 

Chronic diarrhea

3.67 (1.19, 11.26)

3.35 (1.05, 10.63)*

  1. Note: Also adjusted for treatment status (HAART vs. no HAART), * statistically significant.