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Table 1 Characterization of FACSA and UNEME cohort

From: Prevalence of Blastocystis and its association with Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio in clinically healthy and metabolically ill subjects

 

Total

FACSA

UNEME

Age, years

21 (19–45)

20 (19–21)

55 (46–63)a

Sex, n(%)

 Female

201 (70.77)

132 (66.0)

69 (82.14)a

 Male

83 (29.23)

68 (34.0)

15 (17.86)

BMI, kg/mt2

26.60 (22.39–31.4)

24.29 (21.08–28.76)

31.55 (28–35.50)a

 Normal

118(41.55)

111(55.50)

7 (8.33)a

 Overw/obesity

166(58.45)

89(44.50)

77(91.67)

Place of residence

 Urban

197 (69.37)

170 (85.0)

27 (32.14)

 Rural

87 (30.63)

30 (15.0)

57 (67.86)a

Hematic Biometry

 Leukocytess/mm3

6.91 ± 1.67

6.61 ± 1.60

7.57 ± 1.63a

 Total Lymphocytes/mm3

2.2 (1.8–2.6)

2.1 (1.7–2.5)

2.3 (1.9–2.7)a

 Total MXD /mm3

0.5 (0.4–0.6)

0.5 (0.4–0.6)

0.5 (0.3–0.7)a

 Total Neutrophils /mm3

4.10 ± 1.3

3.92 ± 1.26

4.65 ± 1.31a

 Platelets/mm3

257.44 ± 57.95

250.84 ± 51.64

272.44 ± 68.1a

  1. BMI: Body mass index, kg: Kilograms, mt2: Square meter, Overw/obesity : Overweight and obesity, n: Number, (%) :Percentage, MXD: Monocytes, eosinophils and basophils count, mm3: Cubic millimeter. x2, Mann-Whitey-Wilcoxon, t de student, a: p<0.05