Table 1 Qualitative sociodemographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics and analysis of their association with the presence of Cryptosporidium spp. detected by modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining in stool samples of children and children with negative tests who consulted the emergency department of the Hospital San Juan De Dios De Armenia (Quindio, Colombia) from April to May 2022

Social security regime: Contributory vs. subsidized

16/31 (51,6%) vs. 62/119 (52,1%)

1,0 (0,4 − 2,2)

1,0

Male vs. Female Gender

15/31 (48,3%) vs. 81/119 (68%)

0,43 (0,1 − 0,9)

0,057

Urban vs. Rural

31/31 (100%) vs. 114/119 (95,8%)

Undefined

0,58

Grade II or III dehydration at the time of consultation vs. no dehydration or grade I.

14/31 (45,1%) vs. 40/119 (33,6%)

1,6 (0,7 − 3,6)

0,29

Abdominal pain

11/31 (35,4%) vs. 44/119 (36,9%)

0,9 (0,4 − 2,1)

1,0

Fever

21/31 (67,7%) vs. 72/119 (60,5%)

1,3 (0,5 − 3,1)

0,53

Emesis

13/31 (41,9%) vs. 66/119 (55,4%)

0,5 (0,2 − 1,2)

0,22

Hospitalized

20/31 (64,5%) vs. 66/119 (55,4%)

1,4 (0,6 − 3,3)

0,41

Cryptosporidium positive vs. Cyclospora positive

2/31 (6,4%) vs. 13/119 (10,9%)

0,5 (0,1–2,6)

0,73

Increased bacterial flora

16/30 (53,3%) vs. 61/116 (52,5%)

1,0 (0,4 − 2,3)

1,0

Yeast

12/23 (52%) vs. 27/96 (28,1%)

2,7 (1–7)

0,045*

Mucus in stool

10/31 (32,2%) vs. 35/119 (29,4%)

1,1 (0,4 − 2,6)

0,37

Blood in stool

8/31 (25,8%) vs. 23/119 (19,3%)

1,4 (0,5 − 3,6)

0,45

Leukocytes in stool

11/30 (36,6%) vs. 56/118 (47,4%)

0,6 (0,2 − 1,4)

0,31