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Table 2 Anti-VZV Seroprevalence of Beijing residents in 2012 and 2008, PRC

From: Antibody induced by one-dose varicella vaccine soon became weak in children: evidence from a cross-sectional seroepidemiological survey in Beijing, PRC

 

VZV+, n (%)

Adjusted VZV+, n (%)a

P value**

 

Year 2012 (N = 2144)

Year 2008 (N = 1421)

Year 2012 (N = 2144)

Year 2008 (N = 1421)

Overall

1559 (72.7)

778 (54.8)

1822(84.5)

1187(83.5)

0.243

Geographic region

     

 Urban

315 (71.6)

124 (51.5)

NA

NA

 

 Suburb

357 (76.9)

277 (58.2)

NA

NA

 

 Rural

887 (71.5)

377 (53.6)

NA

NA

 

Gender

     

 Male

734 (69.6)

297 (47.0)

922 (87.5)

598 (94.6)

<0.001

 Female

825 (75.7)

481 (61.0)

885 (81.2)

589 (74.7)

0.001

Age

     

 <1 year

33 (16.8)

12 (7.0)

13 (16.9)

3 (6.3)

0.019

 1-4 years

119 (57.2)

98 (28.0)

31 (57.2)

10 (27.6)

0.006

 5-9 years

114 (50.7)

93 (41.9)

27 (50.4)

15 (42.0)

0.438

 10-14 years

147 (67.1)

84 (63.6)

79 (67.1)

50 (64.0)

0.651

 15-19 years

169 (76.5)

152 (84.0)

221 (76.4)

161 (84.0)

0.058

 20-29years

372 (86.5)

106 (89.1)

224 (86.4)

150 (87.5)

0.721

 ≥30 years

605 (93.8)

233 (94.7)

1212 (93.7)

798 (93.1)

0.593

Household Registration

     

 Permanent residents

804 (74.3)

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Migrants

762 (71.5)

NA

NA

NA

NA

  1. aOverall VZV+ n and positivity were age- and sex- adjusted. Male and female VZV+ n and positivity were age-adjusted. Age-specific VZV+ n and positivity were sex- adjusted. Adjustments were according to a standard 2010 China population coming from National population Census. **Comparison of the unadjusted and adjuested VZV+ positivity respectively, year 2012 vs. year 2008