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Table 3 Adjusted incident rate ratios (95Ā % confidence intervals) for outcomes of interest and selected covariates evaluating risk of functional gastrointestinal disorders following acute G. lamblia infection

From: Giardia lamblia infection increases risk of chronic gastrointestinal disorders

Ā 

IBS

GERD

Dyspepsia

Constipation

Officer

0.3 (0.1, 1.0)

1.7 (0.7, 3.9)

1.2 (0.2, 7.8)

6.8 (2.0, 22.8)

Non-Caucasian

0.3 (0.1, 1.0)

1.9 (0.8, 4.3)

1.2 (0.2, 9.7)

2.8 (0.6, 13.2)

Axis I disorder

12.5 (4.1, 37.7)

3.4 (2.4, 4.7)

4.6 (1.3, 16.5)

9.8 (2.2, 43.7)

Bacterial or Viral Infection

2.3 (0.8, 6.4)

1.3 (0.7, 2.4)

1.8 (0.4, 8.2)

2.7 (0.7, 9.2)

G. lamblia

2.1 (1.1, 4.0)

1.0 (0.7, 1.4)

2.6 (0.9, 7.4)

1.2 (0.3, 5.2)