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Table 6 Multivariable analysis of the risk factors associated with anti-HEV IgG in Zhangqiu county and Rushan county, Shandong province, China

From: Comparison of hepatitis E virus seroprevalence between HBsAg-positive population and healthy controls in Shandong province, China

 

Zhangqiu

Rushan

Participant number

P

OR (95% CI)

Participant number

P

OR (95% CI)

Gender

 Male

1049

Ref.

Ref.

1041

Ref.

Ref.

 Female

1006

0.05

0.72 (0.52,0.98)

1006

< 0.001

0.71 (0.58,0.86)

Age (yrs)

 Under 30

97

Ref.

Ref.

138

Ref.

Ref.

 30–39

331

0.54

0.71 (0.24,2.10)

158

< 0.001

3.38 (1.87,6.11)

 40–49

559

0.46

1.45 (0.54,3.88)

479

< 0.001

4.64 (2.74,7.86)

 50–59

460

0.41

1.53 (0.56,4.17)

667

< 0.001

4.17 (2.49,6.99)

 60–69

396

0.02

3.22 (1.18,8.73)

433

< 0.001

5.47 (3.20,9.35)

 Above 70

212

< 0.001

8.62 (3.08,24.15)

172

< 0.001

4.49 (2.45,8.22)

Education attainment

 Illiteracy

227

Ref.

Ref.

115

Ref.

Ref.

 Primary school

739

0.246

1.32 (0.83,2.09)

560

0.025

1.66 (1.06,2.60)

 Junior middle school

972

0.676

1.12 (0.64,1.96)

1121

0.037

1.63 (1.03,2.58)

 Senior middle school and above

117

0.715

1.18 (0.48,2.92)

251

0.033

1.76 (1.04,2.96)

Occupation about swine laughter or selling

 Yes

11

Ref.

Ref.

61

Ref.

Ref.

 No

2044

0.122

0.29 (0.06,1.39)

1986

0.654

1.13 (0.66,1.93)

Occupation about seafood cultivation, processing or selling

 Yes

0

–

–

43

Ref.

Ref.

 No

2055

–

–

2004

0.103

0.59 (0.31,1.11)

Wash hands before dining

 ≧2 times per day

2015

Ref.

Ref.

1877

Ref.

Ref.

 ≦one time per day

40

0.506

0.61 (0.14,2.63)

170

0.984

1.00 (0.72,1.39)

Drinking unboiled water

 ≧3 times per week

51

Ref.

Ref.

143

Ref.

Ref.

 1–2 times per week

417

0.637

1.32 (0.42, 4.12)

214

0.12

0.69 (0.44,1.09)

 Less than once per week

1587

0.673

1.27 (0.42, 3.87)

1690

0.6

0.91 (0.63,1.31)

Eating outside

 ≧3 times per week

94

Ref.

Ref.

98

Ref.

Ref.

 1–2 times per week

611

0.926

1.04 (0.47,2.29)

140

0.924

0.97 (0.55,1.72)

 Less than once per week

1350

0.644

0.83 (0.38,1.81)

1809

0.34

1.25 (0.79,1.96)

Chronic hepatitis B infection

 Yes

1026

Ref.

Ref.

1022

Ref.

Ref.

 No

1029

0.187

1.23 (0.90,1.68)

1025

0.609

1.05 (0.87,1.26)