Characteristic
|
high titer/total pos (%)¥
|
aOR * 95%CI
|
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Sex
| | |
Male§
|
128/335 (38.2)
|
1.0
|
Female
|
196/518 (37.8)
|
1.08 (0.80–1.45)
|
Test of Homogeneity¶
| |
χ2 = 0.25, p = 0.62
|
Age group
| | |
<35§
|
10/48 (20.8)
|
1.0
|
35–44
|
36/113 (31.9)
|
1.76 (0.79–3.93)
|
45–54
|
69/190 (36.3)
|
2.16 (1.01–2.41)
|
55–64
|
87/220 (39.6)
|
2.48 (1.18–5.25)
|
≥ 65
|
122/281 (43.4)
|
2.96 (1.42–6.19)
|
Test for trend¶
| |
χ2 = 11.16, p = 0.001
|
Educational level
| | |
None§
|
118/270 (43.7)
|
1.0
|
1–5
|
120/339 (35.4)
|
0.75 (0.54–1.05)
|
≥ 6 years
|
84/240 (35.0)
|
0.83 (0.57–1.21)
|
Test for trend¶
| |
χ2 = 1.08, p = 0.30
|
Place of birth
| | |
Rural §
|
192/516 (37.2)
|
1.0
|
Urban
|
125/312 (40.1)
|
1.29 (0.95–1.74)
|
Test of Homogeneity¶
| |
χ2 = 2.73, p = 0.10
|
Place of birth
| | |
Other§
|
212/558 (38.0)
|
1.0
|
Gauteng
|
112/290 (38.6)
|
1.16 (0.85–1.56)
|
Test of Homogeneity¶
| |
χ2 = 0.84, p = 0.36
|
Place of residence
| | |
Urban§
|
247/659 (37.5)
|
1.0
|
Rural
|
73/176 (41.5)
|
1.26 (0.89–1.78)
|
Test of Homogeneity¶
| |
χ2 = 1.84, p = 0.18
|
Place of residence
| | |
Gauteng§
|
243/648 (37.5)
|
1.0
|
Other
|
81/205 (39.5)
|
1.15 (0.83–1.60)
|
Test of Homogeneity¶
| |
χ2 = 0.82, p = 0.37
|
- * Adjusted for age category < 35, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, or ≥ 65 and sex. ¥ Data were not available for all patients for all variables. § These patients served as the reference group. ¶ All values were calculated with the χ2 test with 1 df unless noted otherwise.