Table 1 Univariate analaysis highlighting the association between intestinal microbiota profiles and host factors among 200 patients with enteric infections

Age group

0.17

 0–2 years (n = 31)

25

(16.5)

6

(12.8)

 3–18 years (n = 55)

44

(29.0)

11

(23.4)

 19–52 years (n = 76)

58

(38.2)

18

(38.3)

 >52 years (n = 37)

25

(16.5)

12

(25.5)

Gender

0.02

 Male (n = 104)

86

(57.3)

18

(38.3)

 Female (n = 93)

64

(42.7)

29

(61.7)

Symptoms

 No diarrhea (n = 3)

2

(1.5)

1

(2.3)

0.03

 Diarrhea only (n = 91)

63

(46.3)

28

(65.1)

 Bloody diarrhea (n = 85)

71

(52.2)

14

(32.6)

 No vomiting (n = 118)

84

(62.7)

34

(79.1)

0.05

 Vomiting (n = 59)

50

(37.3)

9

(20.9)

 No fever (n = 62)

42

(33.9)

20

(54.1)

0.03

 Fever (n = 99)

82

(66.1)

17

(46.0)

Length of hospitalization

0.67

 None (n = 126)

94

(66.2)

32

(74.4)

 1–2 days (n = 19)

18

(12.7)

1

(2.3)

 ≥3 days (n = 40)

30

(21.1)

10

(23.3)

Type of pathogen (n = 199)

0.05

  Campylobacter (n = 71)

55

(36.2)

16

(34.0)

  Salmonella (n = 66)

49

(32.2)

17

(36.2)

 Shiga toxin E. coli (n = 28)

16

(10.5)

12

(25.5)

  Shigella (n = 34)

32

(21.1)

2

(4.3)