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Table 1 Prevalence of HAV antibodies according to age groups. Catalonia, 1989, 1996 and 2002.

From: Declining hepatitis A seroprevalence in adults in Catalonia (Spain): a population-based study

Age groups

1989 Prevalence

 

1996 Prevalence

 

2002 Prevalence

 
 

%

(95%CI)

n

%

(95%CI)

n

%

(95% CI)

n

15–24

43.1

(31.4–55.3)

72

31.42

(23.1–40.5)

118

15.42

(9.8–22.6)

136

25–34

82.11

(72.3–89.6)

84

56.91,3

(50.1–63.6)

216

34.93

(28.7–41.6)

223

35–44

93.8

(88.1–97.3)

129

86.94

(81.8–91.1)

222

75.14

(69.4–80.1)

265

45–54

95.4

(89.5–98.5)

108

95.5

(91.9–97.8)

222

93.8

(90.3–96.4)

276

55–64

91.0

(82.4–96.3)

78

99.1

(96.8–99.9)

224

97.3

(94.3–99.0)

224

>64

96.1

(90.3–98.9)

102

98.8

(96.6–99.8)

257

98.2

(94.9–99.6)

168

TOTAL*

84.34

(81.3–87.3)

573

77.8 4,1

(75.5–80.1)

1259

68.21

(65.7–70.7)

1292

  1. 1p < 0.0001 2p = 0.004 3p < 0.0001 4p = 0.002
  2. * Standardized by age and sex