Table 3 Characteristics of Giardia positive and negative children returning faecal sample, Bergen, Norway 2005
n | Positive | n | Negative | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex, n | 6 | 483 | 0.22 F | ||
Girls n (%) | 1 (16.7) | 236 (48.9) | |||
Boys n (%) | 5 (83.3) | 247 (51.1) | |||
Ethnical background, n | 4 | 426 | 0.21P | ||
European n (%) | 3 (75.0) | 390 (91.6) | |||
African n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.2) | |||
Asian n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (3.3) | |||
Other n (%) | 1 (25.0) | 17 (4.0) | |||
Travelled outside of Northern Europe last year, n | 6 | 1 (16.7) | 476 | 181 (38.0) | 0.42 F |
Number of people in the household (mean ± SE) | 6 | 4.00 ± 0.26 | 481 | 3.99 ± 0.05 | 0.97 W |
Giardiasis in the family, n (%) | 6 | 1 (16.7) | 471 | 54 (11.5) | 0.52 F |
Child treated for giardiasis, n (%) | 6 | 0 (0.0) | 474 | 10 (2.1) | 1.00 F |
Going to day care, n (%) | 6 | 4 (66.7) | 477 | 366 (76.7) | 0.63 F |
Siblings in day care, n (%) | 6 | 3 (50.0) | 472 | 155 (32.8) | 0.40 F |
Contacted/treated by doctor for gastrointestinal symptoms, n (%) | 6 | 0 (0.0) | 464 | 48 (10.3) | 1.00 F |
Drinking water, glass (mean ± SE) | 6 | 2.50 ± 0.50 | 478 | 2.89 ± 0.07 | 0.53 W |
Drinking milk, glass (mean ± SE) | 6 | 2.33 ± 0.62 | 478 | 2.05 ± 0.06 | 0.60 W |
Age at time of testing, months (mean ± SE) | 6 | 34.33 ± 5.15 | 482 | 36.38 ± 0.74 | 0.76 W |
Symptoms from the gastrointestinal tract1 (mean ± SE) | |||||
Abdominal pain | 6 | 1.17 ± 0.17 | 475 | 1.41 ± 0.03 | 0.35 W |
Nausea | 6 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 474 | 1.18 ± 0.02 | 0.27 W |
Vomiting | 6 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 479 | 1.18 ± 0.02 | 0.26 W |
Diarrhoea | 6 | 1.50 ± 0.34 | 479 | 1.57 ± 0.03 | 0.63 W |
Different odour from stools | 6 | 1.17 ± 0.17 | 471 | 1.23 ± 0.02 | 0.83 W |
Flatulence | 6 | 1.33 ± 0.21 | 475 | 1.65 ± 0.03 | 0.30 W |
Eructation | 6 | 1.33 ± 0.21 | 474 | 1.34 ± 0.03 | 0.94 W |