Enterocytozoon bieneusi in patients with diarrhea and in animals in the northeastern Chinese city of Yichun: genotyping and assessment of potential zoonotic transmission

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Table 1

Assessment of possible risk factors for human E. bieneusi infection in Yichun.

Variable	Examined no.^a	Positive no. (%)	OR (95% CI)	χ2/p-value
Age (years)
Children (<5)	26	1 (3.9)	Ref.^b
Minors (5–17)	34	1 (2.9)	1.32 (0.08, 22.15)	0.00/1.00
Young adults (18–35)	31	0	0.96 (0.89, 1.04)	–/0.46
Middle aged adults (36–60)	83	0	0.96 (0.89, 1.04)	–/0.24
Older adults (>60)	48	1 (2.1)	1.88 (0.11, 31.35)	0.00/1.00
Gender
Male	121	3 (2.5)	0.98 (0.95, 1.00)	0.91/0.34
Female	94	0	0.98 (0.95, 1.00)	0.91/0.34
Contact with animals
Yes	30	0	1.02 (1.00, 1.04)	–/1.00
No	185	3 (1.6)	1.02 (1.00, 1.04)	–/1.00

Only 215 participants provided information other than age.

The children age group (<5 years) is used as the reference group for comparison with the prevalences of the other four age groups.

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