Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Subjects by CMV seropositivity.
No. of Children (N = 157 CMV status+ | No. of Adults (N = 113) CMV status+ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Pos. | Neg. | Total | % Pos. | p-value | Pos. | Neg. | Total | % Pos. | p-value |
Gender | 0.54 | 098 | ||||||||
Male | 23 | 58 | 81 | 28 | 73 | 32 | 105 | 70 | ||
Female | 16 | 60 | 76 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 63 | ||
Breast fed | 0.54 | |||||||||
No | 16 | 68 | 84 | 19 | ||||||
Yes | 16 | 32 | 48 | 33 | ||||||
Yearly family income | 0.66 | 0.59 | ||||||||
Under $20,000 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 63 | ||
$20,000 to < $40,000 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 80 | ||
$40,000 to < $60,000 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 59 | ||
$60,000 to < $80,000 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60 | ||
$80,000 or more | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 67 | ||
Health insurance | 0.89 | 0.41 | ||||||||
No | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 63 | ||
Yes | 31 | 80 | 111 | 28 | 54 | 26 | 80 | 68 | ||
Family education | 0.96 | 0.41 | ||||||||
Completed 9th or less | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 33 | ||
Completed 10th or 11th | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50 | ||
Graduated High School | 14 | 30 | 44 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 74 | ||
Post high school work | 10 | 36 | 46 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 68 | ||
Graduated college | 4 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69 | ||
Household size | 0.20 | 0.89 | ||||||||
2 | 13 | 44 | 57 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 62 | ||
3 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 71 | ||
4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 94 | ||
5+ | 8 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 54 | ||