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Demographic data and SIgA levels in both groups studied: infected and non-infected
| Examined persons | without evidence of enterobiasis and/or other intestinal parasitic infection | with laboratory-confirmed enterobiasis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children & adolescents | Adults | Male | Female | Children & adolescents | Adults | Male | Female | |
| No | 34 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 97 | 5 | 46 | 56 |
| SIgA values (µg/ml) | ||||||||
| Minimum | 27.50 | 27.50 | 27.50 | 27.50 | 27.50 | 37.50 | 27.50 | 27.50 |
| Maximum | 8999 | 1357 | 8999 | 4839 | 13916 | 981.5 | 13916 | 9704 |
| Range | 8971 | 1330 | 8971 | 4811 | 13889 | 944.0 | 13889 | 9676 |
| Mean | 1978 | 474,3 | 2060 | 1473 | 1815 | 481.7 | 1901 | 1625 |
| Std. Deviation | 2162 | 608.5 | 2561 | 1518 | 2562 | 398.2 | 2774 | 2300 |
| Lower 95% CI of mean | 1223 | −164.3 | 825.8 | 782.5 | 1299 | −12.84 | 1078 | 1009 |
| Upper 95% CI of mean | 2732 | 1113 | 3295 | 2164 | 2331 | 976.1 | 2725 | 2241 |
| Mann Whitney test | exact P value = 0.0295* | exact P value = 0.5915 | exact P value = 0.2808 | exact P value = 0.4568 | ||||
Mean values of intestinal SIgA concentrations in the studied children, relative to the reported clinical symptom_
| No | SIgA mean value (μg/ml) | Std. Deviation | SIgA min. value (μg/ml) | SIgA max. value (μg/ml) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asymptomatic persons | 61 | 1 588.54 | 2046 | 27.5 | 9 422.44 |
| Patients with symptoms: | 36 | 2 198.74 | 3254 | 27.5 | 13 916.00 |
| perianal itching | 17 | 3 559.54 | 3949 | 27.5 | 13 916.00 |
| abdominal pain | 10 | 1 383.66 | 2493 | 27.5 | 8 064.51 |
| diarrhea | 5 | 545.53 | 654 | 27.5 | 1 488.38 |
| bruxism | 3 | 556.25 | N/A | 137.50 | 813.75 |
| eosinophilia | 1 | 409.40 | 366 | 409.40 | 409.40 |
| ANOVA test, P value = 0.049 | |||||