| Blastocystis-carriers N (%) | Blastocystis-free N (%) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Gender, male | 33 (82.0%) | 84 (72.6%) | 0.289 |
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 44.71 ± 11.33 | 47.05 ± 12.37 | 0.06 |
Foreign origin | 15 (38.46%) | 25 (21.36%) | 0.138 |
MSM | 19 (48.71%) | 31 (26.49%) | 0.037* |
Domestic animals | 18 (46.15%) | 56 (47.86%) | 0.721 |
Travels | 20 (51.28%) | 47 (40.17%) | 0.296 |
CD4 count, cells/ml, mean ± SD | 637.43 ± 263.32 | 660.90 ± 414.35 | 0.823 |
CD4 count > 500 cells/ml | 28 (71.79%) | 69 (58.97%) | 0.484 |
CD4 count 200–500 cells/ml | 8 (20.51%) | 33 (28.20%) | |
CD4 count < 200 cells/ml | 3 (7.69%) | 15 (12.82%) | |
HIV-RNA (< 37 copies/ml) | 32 (82.05%) | 80 (68.37%) | 0.257 |
Naïve subjects | 5 (12.82%) | 18 (15.38%) | 0.765 |
2NRTI + NNRTI | 9 (23.07%) | 26 (22.22%) | |
2NRTI + IP/r | 7 (17.94%) | 27 (23.07%) | |
2NRTI + INI | 12 (30.76%) | 24 (20.51%) | |
Dual therapy | 6 (15.38%) | 22 (18.80%) |