Table 2 Characteristics and some factors associated with HAV IgM positive patients by age groups
Age Groups (Year) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3–10 | 11–20 | 21–30 | 31–40 | 41–50 | 51–60 | |
Sex (%) | ||||||
Male | 15 (68) | 6 (50) | 9 (75) | 2 (66.6) | 2 (66.6) | 0 (0) |
Female | 7 (32) | 6 (50) | 3 (25) | 1 (33.4) | 1 (33.4) | 2 (100) |
Job (%) | ||||||
Student | 12 (54.5) | 12 (100) | 3 (25) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Waiter | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Sailor | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Others | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (8.3) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 1 (50) |
Non-working | 10 (45.5) | 0 (0) | 6 (50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (50) |
City of residence (%) | ||||||
Istanbul | 14 (63.6) | 11 (91.6) | 10 (83.3) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 2 (100) |
Other cities | 8 (36.4) | 1(8.4) | 2 (16.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Eating habit (%) | ||||||
Homemade | 19 (86.3) | 4 (33.3) | 9 (75) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 2 (100) |
Fast food | 3 (13.7) | 8 (66.7) | 3 (25) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Consumption of seafood (%) | ||||||
Fish | 1 (4.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (25) | 0 (0) | 1 (33.4) | 1 (50) |
Mussels | 1 (4.5) | 1(8.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
No seafood | 20 (91) | 11 (91.6) | 9 (75) | 3 (100) | 2 (66.6) | 1 (50) |
Presence of symptoms (%) | ||||||
Icterus | 9 (41) | 7 (58.3) | 1 (8.4) | 1 (33.4) | 2 (66.6) | 1 (50) |
Othersa | 13 (59) | 5 (41.7) | 11 (91.6) | 2 (66.6) | 1 (33.4) | 1 (50) |