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Table 2 Serostatus of HIV, HBV, HCV, and syphilis 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

Seropositive (%)

ORs (95%CI)

aORs (95%CI)a

HIV

   

 Negative

197/451 (43.7)

1.00

1.00

 Positive

31/69 (44.9)

1.05 (0.63–1.75)

1.17 (0.69–1.96)

HBV

   

 Negative

207/464 (44.6)

1.00

1.00

 Positive

21/56 (37.5)

0.74 (0.42–1.32)

0.76 (0.42–1.35)

HCV

   

 Negative

213/498 (42.8)

1.00

1.00

 Positive

15/22 (68.2)

2.87 (1.15–7.16)*

2.61 (1.05–7.10)*

Syphilis

   

 Negative

210/492 (42.7)

1.00

1.00

 Positive

18/28 (64.3)

2.42 (1.09–5.34)*

2.91 (1.30–6.89)*

  1. OR odds ratio, aORs adjusted odds ratios, CI confidence interval
  2. aAdjusted for age, ethnicity, education level and monthly income
  3. *The results were statistically significant (P-value < 0.05)