Comparison of different causes of malabsorption in HIV infected patients
| Cryptosporidiosis (crypto) (n=22) | Microsporidiosis (micro) (n=18) | No enteropathogen (n=26) | p Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cryptosporidiosis v microsporidiosis | Cryptosporidiosis v no enteropathogen | Microsporidiosis v no enteropathogen | |||||||
| Faecal weight (g/24 h) | 533 (70–2810) | 440 (165–2600) | 474 (117–1050) | NS | NS | NS | |||
| Energy intake (MJ/24 h) | 6.06 (2.72–8.57) | 7.12 (2.93–8.36) | 7.94 (3.55–12.96) | NS | 0.01 | 0.2 | |||
| BMI | 16.8 (14.0–20.7) | 18.9 (16.5–21.3) | 19.7 (15.9–23) | < 0.05 | < 0.001 | < 0.05 | |||
| Serum albumin (g/l) | 37 (21–46) | 35.5 (26–42) | 38 (29–48) | NS | NS | NS | |||