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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and their associations with KSHV seropositivity among MSM

From: Seroprevalence and risk factors for Kaposi’s Sarcoma associated herpesvirus among men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China

Variables

No. (%)

Seropositive (%)

ORs (95%CI)

aORs (95%CI)a

Age group (years)

    

 18–25

153 (29.4)

70 (45.8)

1.00

1.00

 26–35

252 (48.5)

117 (46.4)

1.03 (0.69–1.54)

1.02 (0.68–1.53)

 ≥ 36

115 (22.1)

41 (35.7)

0.66 (0.40–1.08)

0.73 (0.43–1.22)

Ethnicity

    

 Han

487 (93.7)

216 (44.4)

1.00

1.00

 Others

33 (6.3)

12 (36.4)

0.72 (0.34–1.49)

0.71 (0.33–1.46)

Education level

    

 Senior high and below

100 (19.2)

34 (34.0)

1.00

1.00

 College and above

420 (80.8)

194 (46.2)

1.67 (1.06–2.63)*

1.51 (0.95–2.45)

Residency

    

 Local

174 (33.5)

77 (44.3)

1.00

1.00

 Non-local

346 (66.5)

151 (43.6)

0.98 (0.68–1.41)

0.97 (0.66–1.44)

Marital status

    

 Single

295 (56.7)

136 (46.1)

1.00

1.00

 Married/cohabiting

133 (25.6)

47 (35.3)

0.64 (0.42–0.98)*

0.73 (0.46–1.14)

 Divorced/separated

92 (17.7)

45 (48.9)

1.12 (0.70–1.79)

1.18 (0.73–1.90)

Occupation

    

 Non-student

461 (88.7)

193 (41.9)

1.00

1.00

 Student

59 (11.3)

35 (59.3)

2.03 (1.17–3.51)*

1.96 (1.09–3.61)*

Monthly income (P = 0.043b)

    

 ≤ 2999

54 (10.4)

31 (57.4)

1.00

1.00

 3000–5999

115 (22.1)

52 (45.2)

0.61 (0.32–1.18)

0.68 (0.34–1.34)

 6000–9999

136 (26.2)

58 (42.6)

0.55 (0.29–1.04)

0.50 (0.26–0.97)*

 ≥ 10,000

215 (41.3)

87 (40.5)

0.50 (0.28–0.92)*

0.40 (0.20–0.78)*

Ways of seeking sex partners

    

 Online

455 (90.1)

197 (43.3)

1.00

1.00

 Offline

50 (9.9)

22 (44.0)

1.03 (0.57–1.85)

1.13 (0.62–2.06)

  1. OR odds ratio, aORs adjusted odds ratios, CI confidence interval
  2. aAdjusted for age, ethnicity, and education level
  3. bUsing Cochran Armitage tests to test the linear association between monthly income and KSHV seroprevalence
  4. *The results were statistically significant (P-value < 0.05)