Investigated groups (n) | Recovered subtypes of Blastocystis no. (%) |
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I | II | V |
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CP (38) | CRC (22) | 17 (44.7) a
| 12 (54.5) b, c, d, e
| 13 (34.2) | 6 (27.3) | 8 (21.1) | 4 (18.2) |
COGT (16) | 5 (31.3) | 7 (43.7) | 4 (25) |
NC (12) | 2 (16.7) | 7 (58.3) | 3 (25) |
Total (50) | 19 (38) | 20 (40) | 11 (22) |
- Cancer patients (CP); Colorectal cancer (CRC); COGT (Cancer outside gastrointestinal tract); Non cancer (NC)
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asubtype I in CP group against subtype I in NC group (P = 0.013)
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bsubtype I in CRC group against subtype I in NC group (P = 0.004)
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csubtype I in CRC group against subtype I in COGT group (P = 0.024)
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dsubtype I in CRC group against subtype II in the same group (P = 0.019)
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esubtype I in CRC group against subtype V in the same group (P = 0.018)