Table 2 Risk factors for HBeAg positivity

Sex

391

Female

170

1

0.61

Male

221

1.12 (0.71–1.78)

Age

391

0.98 (0.97–0.99)

0.04

0.98 (0.96–0.99)

0.02

Genotype

391

A

67

1

1

B

31

0.96 (0.38–2.45)

0.93

0.79 (0.23–2.65)

0.70

C

36

2.63 (1.14–6.07)

0.02

1.99 (0.67–5.91)

0.22

D

222

0.77 (0.42–1.42)

0.41

1.57 (0.70–3.54)

0.28

E

28

0.94 (0.36–2.49)

0.90

1.37 (0.35–5.35)

0.64

F

7

3.13 (0.64–15.30)

0.16

4.11 (0.73–23.10)

0.11

Region of origin

391

Switzerland

63

1

1

Europe and Mediterranean

161

0.34 (0.18–0.66)

0.01

0.24 (0.10–0.57)

0.01

Sub-Saharan Africa

39

0.64 (0.27–1.51)

0.31

0.42 (0.11–1.53)

0.19

Asia

89

1.27 (0.66–2.45)

0.48

1.03 (0.41–2.58)

0.94

Unknown and Other

39

0.81 (0.35–1.88)

0.63

0.53 (0.20–1.40)

0.20

HIV Status

228

0.03

0.11

HIV positive

15

4.51 (1.45–14.01)

2.53 (0.82–7.84)