Table 1 Risk factors associated with loose stool form in healthy Indonesian children
Factor | Prevalence (%) | Loose stool rate (%) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | *P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(Wald’s test) | ||||
Age (years) | NA | NA | 0.71 (0.59–0.86) | < 0.001* |
Male (male vs. female) | NA | 48/74 (64.9) | 0.6 (0.28–1.28) | 0.183 |
Giardia intestinalis | 81/144 (56.3) | 54/81(66.7) | 0.78 (0.36–1.67) | 0.520 |
G. intestinalis Assemblage A | 23/144 (16.0) | 16/23 (69.6) | 0.73 (0.28–1.96) | 0.537 |
G. intestinalis Assemblage B | 78/144 (54.2) | 51/78 (65.4) | 0.79 (0.37–1.69) | 0.551 |
Any Entameoba spp. | 76/144 (52.8) | 51/76 (67.1) | 1.09 (0.51–2.34) | 0.817 |
E. histolytica | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
E. dispar | 10/144 (6.9) | 8/10 (80.0) | 1.74 (0.34–8.9) | 0.507 |
E. moshkovskii | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
E. hartmanni | 45/144 (31.3) | 31/45 (68.9) | 2.81 (1.1–3.7) | 0.026* |
E. coli | 64/144 (44.4) | 41/64 (64.1) | 0.96 (0.45–2.06) | 0.915 |