Table 3 Concentration of fecal biomarker of EED in stool samples collected from children aged between 24 to 59 months in rural northwest Ethiopia, May to June 2021, (n = 235)
Biomarkers | Median (25th, 75th percentile) | Children with elevated fecal biomarkers, n (%) | Spearman linear correlation coefficients | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAT | MPO | NEO | |||
AAT (μg/ml) | 350 (268, 385) | 161 (68.5) | 1.00 | ||
MPO (ng/ml) | 3320.2 (1890, 6528.2) | 168 (71.5) | 0.45 | 1.00 | |
NEO (nmol/l) | 1562 (450, 1852) | 188 (80) | 0.46 | 0.43 | 1.00 |