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Table 2 Relationship between Clinicopathological Findings and IS

From: Clinicopathologic study of intestinal spirochetosis in Japan with special reference to human immunodeficiency virus infection status and species types: analysis of 5265 consecutive colorectal biopsies

 

IS positive

IS negative

 

n = 76

n = 4178

Mean age, y (range)

59.3 (30–83)

64.1 (9–93)

p < 0.01

Sex

   

Men (n = 2558)

58 (2.3%)

2500 (97.7%)

p < 0.01

Women (n = 1696)

18 (1.1%)

1678 (98.9%)

 

HIV

   

Positive (n = 55)

3 (5.5%)

52 (94.5%)

p = 0.09

Negative (n = 4199)

73 (1.7%)

4126 (98.3%)