Table 3 Association between patients’ symptoms and CDT status, irrespective to underlying diseases condition
Clinical symptoms | Patients n (%) | CDT pos n (%) | CDT neg n (%) | Chi-square p-value | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bloody diarrhea | Â | ||||
 Absent | 1912 (93.9) | 1508 (94.5) | 404 (91.8) | 0.05* |  |
 Present | 124 (6.1) | 88 (5.5) | 36 (8.2) |  | |
 Total | 2036 (100) | 1596 (78.4%) | 440 (21.6%) |  |  |
Watery diarrhea | Â | ||||
 Absent | 768 (37.7) | 613 (38.4) | 155 (35.2) | 0.25 |  |
 Present | 1268 (62.3) | 983 (61.6) | 285 (64.8) |  | |
 Total | 2036 (100) | 1596 (78.4%) | 440 (21.6%) |  |  |
Mucus in stool | Â | ||||
 Absent | 1364 (67.0) | 1065 (66.7) | 299 (68) | 0.67 |  |
 Present | 672 (33.0) | 531 (33.3) | 141 (32) |  | |
 Total | 2036 (100) | 1596 (78.4%) | 440 (21.6%) |  |  |
Abdominal pain | Â | ||||
 Absent | 1193 (58.6) | 951 (59.6) | 242 (55) | 0.09 |  |
 Present | 843 (41.4) | 645 (40.4) | 198 (45) |  | |
 Total | 2036 (100) | 1596 (78.4%) | 440 (21.6%) |  |  |
Fever | Â | ||||
 Absent | 1174 (57.7) | 922 (57.8) | 252 (57.3) | 0.90 |  |
 Present | 862 (42.3) | 674 (42.2) | 188 (42.7) |  | |
 Total | 2036 (100) | 1596 (78.4%) | 440 (21.6%) |  |  |
Frequency | Median (IQR) | 6 (4–8) | 6 (4–8) | Ranksum test | 0.521 |
Duration | Median (IQR) | 3 (2–7) | 3 (2–6) | 0.119 |