Factors potentially associated with HBV±HCV infection | Sero-positive N=831 | Sero-negative N=1551 | P- value | ||
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 | Number* | Value | Number* | Value |  |
Age in years (mean± SD) | 831 | 47.1±14.4 | 1551 | 49.5±16.2 | <0.001 |
Males (number and percent) | 831 | 494 (59.4%) | 1551 | 887 (57.2%) | 0.296 |
Whites (number and percent) | 805 | 718 (89.2%) | 1528 | 1312 (85.9%) | 0.023 |
Dialysis vintage in years (median and IQR) | 831 | 6 (3–10) | 1551 | 2 (0.1-3) | <0.001 |
Previous blood transfusion (number and percent) | 597 | 482 (80.7%) | 1010 | 688 (68.1%) | <0.001 |
Number of blood transfusions (median and IQR) | 597 | 2 (1–3) | 1010 | 1 (0–3) | <0.001 |
Previous renal transplant (number and percent) | 822 | 115 (14.0%) | 1533 | 41 (2.7%) | <0.001 |
Previous dialysis abroad (number and percent) | 617 | 376 (60.9%) | 1025 | 540 (52.7%) | 0.001 |
Previous dialysis in another Libyan centre (number and percent) | 612 | 324 (52.9%) | 1018 | 447 (43.9%) | <0.001 |
Haemoglobin level in g/dl (mean± SD) | 831 | 10.2±1.9 | 1551 | 9.7±1.8 | <0.001 |
Alanine Aminotransferase in IU/L (mean± SD) | 269 | 27.8±20.2 | 353 | 19.6±17.9 | <0.001 |
Aspartate Aminotransferase in IU/L (mean± SD) | 232 | 29.6±21.1 | 328 | 21.3±20.3 | <0.001 |
Diabetes (number and percent) | 831 | 195 (23.5%) | 1551 | 551 (35.5%) | <0.001 |
Erythropoietin treatment (number and percent) | 604 | 450 (74.5%) | 1059 | 830 (78.4%) | 0.071 |