Table 3 Prevalence of Blastocystis and its association with age, sex, hematologic parameters and gut microbiota in FACSA and UNEME cohort

Age, median IR

20 (18–21)

20 (19–21)

52 (47–61)

57 (46–64)

 Male

35 (51.4)

33 (48.5)

6 (40.0)

9 (60.0)

 Female

71 (53.7)

61 (46.2)

23(33.3)

46 (66.6)

Normal

60 (54.0)

51 (45.9)

1(14.2)

6 (85.7)

Overweight/obesity

46 (51.6)

43 (48.3)

29 (34.5)

49 (63.6)

 Urban

89 (83.93)

81 (86.17)

11 (37.93)

16 (29.09)

 Rural

17 (16.04)

13 (13.83)

18 (62.07)

39 (70.91)

 Leukocytes/mm3

6.59 ± 1.54

6.64 ± 1.59

7.53 ± 1.40

7.59 ± 1.69

 Total Lymphocytes/mm3

2 (1.7–2.5)

2.2 (1.8–2.7)

2.3 (1.9–2.7)

2.4 (2–2–7)

 Total MXD /mm3

0.5 (0.4–0.6)

0.5(0.4–0.6)

0.35 (0.2–0.5)

0.5 (0.3–0.7)*

 Total Neutrophils /mm3

3.91 ± 1.27

3.92 ± 1.28

4.63 ± 1.16

4.73 ± 1.45

 Platelets/mm3

257.51 ± 51.05

242.40 ± 51.55*

280.13 ± 67.68

270.07 ± 70.44

 RAUF

1.4 (0.80–2.8)

0.26 (0.05–0.7)*

2.1 (1.2–4.9)

1.7 (0.63–2.2)

 RAUB

0.88(0.28–2.1)

0.78(0.47–1.3)

1.06(0.35–1.9)

1.2(0.65–3.6)

 Ratio F/B

1.3(0.5–8.2)

0.23(0.02–1.6)*

2.4(1.2–6.1)

0.88(0.31–2.5)*