Table 4 Fecal calprotectin levels in Blastocystis spp. free and Blastocystis spp. colonized individuals: Comparison between SpA-patients and healthy control subjects.

From: Decreased fecal calprotectin levels in Spondyloarthritis patients colonized by Blastocystis spp.

 

SpA-patients (n = 51)

Control subjects(n = 50)

p value

Fecal Calprotectin (ng/ml). Median (IR)

Without Blastocystis spp.

n = 14

78.3 (50.75–208.36)

n = 9

44.0 (42.0–46.7)

0.0136**

With Blastocystis spp.

n = 26

57.06 (43.5–89.03)

n = 28

43.75 (41.0–55.0)

0.0664**

  1. IR, interquartile range. (**) Group comparisons were performed using a Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Bonferroni correction was applied to account for multiple comparisons.
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