Table 3 Association between enteric carriage and child growth outcomes in a remote Indigenous community

Pathogen infection

Coeff (95% CI)

P value

Coeff (95% CI)

P value

Bacterial infection

− 1.26 (−2.90 to 0.39)

0.13

− 1.61 (−3.36 to 0.12)

0.07

Viral infection

0.07 (−1.09 to 1.25)

0.89

0.02(−1.28 to 1.32)

0.97

Parasite infection

−1.022 (−2.23 to 0.24)

0.11

−1.21 (−2.51 to 0.08)

0.07

Infection with one pathogen

0.56 (−0.62 to 1.74)

0.35

0.59 (−0.64 to 1.82)

0.34

Infection with two or more pathogens

−0.97 (− 2.10 to 0.26)

0.12

−1.34 (−2.61 to − 0.07)

0.04

Non-pathogen demonstrated in stool

− 1.67 (− 2.93 to − 0.41)

0.01

− 1.83 (− 3.15 to − 0.50)

0.01

Blastocystis hominis detected in stool

−1.79 (− 3.24 to − 0.35)

0.02

−2.05 (− 3.55 to − 0.54)

0.01

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Bacterial infection

1.63 (0.28 to 9.41)

0.56

2.48 (0.32 to 19.36)

0.39

Viral infection

3.72 (0.95 to 14.56)

0.06

2.78 (0.60 to 12.92)

0.19

Parasite infection

1.07 (0.25 to 4.64)

0.93

1.02 (0.21 to 5.24)

0.98

Infection with one pathogen

3.17 (0.83 to 12.07)

0.09

3.16 (0.72 to 13.76)

0.13

Infection with two or more pathogens

1.36 (0.31 to 6.02)

0.68

1.11 (0.22 to 5.63)

0.90

Non-pathogen demonstrated in stool

2.34 (0.57 to 9.56)

0.23

3.92 (0.71 to 21.62)

0.12