Giardiasis in patients with dyspeptic symptoms

Table 1 Clinical details of patients with and without endoscopic giardiasis

Variables	Giardiasis positive	Giardiasis negative	P	OR (95%CI)
	(n = 96) (%)	(n = 124) (%)
Age groups (yr)
<22	34 (35)	21 (17)		1
22–31	29 (30)	27 (22)		0.7 (0.3–1.5)
32–48	20 (21)	35 (28)		0.4 (0.2–0.9)
>48	13 (14)	41 (33)	<0.001	0.2 (0.1–0.5)
Gender
Female	27 (28)	43 (35)
Male	69 (72)	81 (65)	0.301	1.4 (0.8–2.4)
Abdominal pain	68 (71)	69 (56)	0.021	1.9 (1.1–3.4)
Diarrhea	28 (29)	17 (14)	0.005	2.6 (1.3–5.1)
Weight loss	9 (9.4)	6 (5)	0.186	2.0 (0.7–5.9)
Endo-duodenitis	24 (25)	53 (43)	0.007	0.4 (0.2–0.8)
Histological duodenitis	65 (68)	58 (46)	0.002	2.5 (1.4–4.4)
Lamina propria inflammation	73 (76)	53 (42)	<0.001	4.4 (2.4–8.1)
Villus shortening	5 (5)	–	–	–

Results are presented as number (percentage), Odds ratio (95%CI).