Table 1 The number and weighted percentage of individuals seropositive for EBV in England in 2002
From: Predictors of Epstein-Barr virus serostatus in young people in England
Whole cohort | Adults only | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
EBV seropositive | EBV seropositive | |||
Variable | Total number | Number (weighted %) | Total number | Number (weighted %) |
Total | 732 | 547 (74.6) | 472 | 389 (74.6) |
Sex | ||||
Men | 364 | 266 (72.5) | 234 | 185 (78.8) |
Women | 368 | 281 (76.6) | 238 | 204 (86.0) |
CMV serostatus | ||||
CMV-seronegative | 557 | 406 (72.6) | 346 | 275 (79.6) |
CMV-seropositive | 175 | 141 (80.9) | 126 | 114 (90.5) |
Age last birthday | ||||
11–14 years | 208 | 125 (60.4) | ||
15–18 years† | 212 | 145 (68.6) | 160 | 112 (70.1) |
19–21 years | 156 | 132 (84.6) | 156 | 132 (84.6) |
22–24 years | 156 | 145 (93.0) | 156 | 145 (93.0) |
Ethnic group | ||||
White | 655 | 482 (73.4) | 425 | 345 (81.2) |
Other | 77 | 65 (84.2) | 47 | 44 (93.6) |
BMI | ||||
Healthy weight | 418 | 300 (71.6) | 259 | 207 (79.8) |
Underweight | 60 | 47 (78.7) | 60 | 47 (78.7) |
Overweight | 141 | 113 (79.6) | 102 | 90 (88.3) |
Obese | 87 | 65 (74.8) | 35 | 31 (89.1) |
Missing | 26 | 22 (84.6) | 16 | 14 (87.5) |
Region | ||||
East of England | 78 | 50 (64.6) | 52 | 39 (75.6) |
North East | 34 | 27 (79.8) | 25 | 23 (91.8) |
North West | 130 | 98 (74.4) | 80 | 66 (82.0) |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 82 | 70 (85.0) | 58 | 51 (87.9) |
East Midlands | 74 | 57 (77.8) | 48 | 39 (81.0) |
West Midlands | 70 | 46 (65.3) | 33 | 24 (73.0) |
London | 63 | 50 (78.6) | 42 | 37 (88.2) |
South East | 119 | 88 (73.4) | 82 | 64 (78.2) |
South West | 82 | 61 (75.9) | 52 | 46 (88.9) |
Ever smokeda | ||||
Never smoked | – | – | 186 | 137 (73.8) |
Currently smoke | – | – | 134 | 124 (92.5) |
Smoked in past | – | – | 147 | 124 (84.4) |
Missing | – | – | 5 | 4 (80.0) |
Occupational categorya | ||||
Higher managerial and professional | – | – | 83 | 71 (85.9) |
Intermediate occupations | – | – | 69 | 61 (88.3) |
Routine and manual occupations | – | – | 254 | 202 (79.6) |
Never worked or long-term unemployed | – | – | 11 | 10 (91.2) |
Other | – | – | 55 | 45 (81.4) |