Table 1 Age- and Region-Specific HBsAg Prevalence in Turkey, 1999-2009

0-14

a

3.33

1.83, 5.52

[12]

1.52

0.61, 3.11

[13]

3.23

1.73, 5.47

b

4.41

2.22, 7.76

[14]

2.97

1.95, 4.32

c

5.70

2.64, 10.54

d

2.60

0.96, 5.59

[15]

7.07

5.64, 8.73

[16]

9.84

7.93, 12.04

e

3.43

2.66, 4.34

f

1.72

1.08. 2.59

[17]

4.14

2.79, 5.90

[18]

1.70

0.35, 4.90

[19]

3.10

1.66, 5.23

[20]

8.10

3.03, 16.81

[21]

1.24

0.99, 1.53

g

2.00

0.24, 7.03

[22]

2.71

2.45, 2.97

[23]

1.89

0.82, 3.69

[24]

0.88

0.24, 2.24

Total

1.88

1.63, 2.16

3.26

2.77, 3.81

5.45

4.66, 6.32

Total overall ^b

3.23

2.96, 3.53

15-24

[25]

4.65

1.72, 9.85

[12]

4.06

2.96, 5.44

[13]

3.82

1.55, 7.72

[18]

10.45

7.75, 13.70

[26]

5.04

2.63, 8.64

[27]

21.60

16.27, 27-73

[21]

6.31

5.44, 7.27

f

4.69

3.88, 5.60

[20]

15.50

10.63, 21.50

[28]

1.35

1.10, 1.65

[29]

3.14

1.58, 5.55

h

3.21

0.65, 8.86

[30]

13.00

8.06, 19.22

[24]

3.62

1.47, 7.32

[31]

6.47

4.09, 9.63

Total

3.08

2.76, 3.43

4.81

4.21, 5.45

12.51

10.12, 15.24

Total overall ^b

5.77

5.26, 6.32

25-34

[18]

7.97

4.79, 12.29

[12]

6.36

4.80, 8.24

[13]

8.67

5.30, 13.21

[21]

6.40

5.62, 7.24

f

4.69

3.88, 5.60

[27]

18.50

14.43, 23.18

[24]

3.62

1.47, 7.33

h

5.98

3.94, 8.63

[31]

5.04

2.63, 8.64

Total

6.49

5.73, 7.30

5.03

4.35, 5.78

10.73

8.86, 12.85

Total overall ^b

7.08

6.47-7.73

35-44

[18]

4.93

2.00, 9.89

[32]

11.76

5.79, 20.57

[13]

11.77

1.46, 36.44

[21]

5.76

5.08, 6.49

[12]

9.58

7.55, 11.93

[27]

15.13

11.08, 19.96

f

5.30

4.55, 6.13

h

6.84

4.90, 9.28

[24]

3.63

1.47, 7.33

[31]

4.05

1.64, 8.16

Total

5.73

5.07, 6.45

6.02

5.33, 6.76

9.60

7.70, 11.80

Total overall ^b

6.93

6.32, 7.60

45-54

[18]

8.23

3.37, 16.23

[32]

9.09

3.02, 19.95

[13]

11.76

1.46, 36.44

[21]

4.60

3.76, 5.58

f

5.30

4.55, 6.13

[27]

11.88

8.10, 16.62

[12]

9.37

6.27, 13.35

h

7.24

5.07, 9.98

[24]

3.47

1.80, 5.98

[31]

3.50

1.14, 7.97

Total

4.75

3.90, 5.70

5.42

4.74, 6.16

8.90

6.94, 11.20

Total overall‡

6.13

5.48, 6.85

55-64

[18]

0

0

f

3.20

2.68, 3.79

[13]

11.76

1.46, 36.44

[21]

5.07

3.49, 7.08

[12]

1.78

0.05, 9.55

[27]

12.00

6.87, 19.01

[24]

3.47

1.80, 5.98

h

6.48

4.41, 9.12

[31]

9.32

4.75, 16.06

Total

4.83

3.32, 6.74

3.36

2.85, 3.93

7.77

5.76, 10.19

Total overall ^b

5.03

4.29, 5.89

65+

[33]

9.09

5.17, 14.55

f

2.45

0.80, 5.63

[13]

11.76

1.46, 36.44

[18]

2.24

0.27, 7.88

[24]

4.06

2.74, 5.78

[27]

7.87

3.84, 14.00

[21]

3.14

2.20, 4.34

[31]

3.61

0.75, 10.20

h

2.45

1.64, 3.53

Total

3.80

2.84, 4.95

3.70

2.61, 5.06

3.11

2.23, 4.21

Total overall ^b

3.52

2.95-4.19

Overall Prevalence ^c

4.57

3.58, 5.76