Table 5 Liver damage and seroprevalence of hepatitis C antibodies (HCVAb)
HCVAb | OR [95%CI] | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (N = 48) | Negative (N = 258) | ||||
n (%) | n (%) | ||||
ALT | Abnormal | 32(66.67) | 91 (35.27) | 3.67[1.91; 7.05] | 0.0001 |
Normal | 16 (33.3) | 167 (64.73) | |||
AST | Abnormal | 31(64.58) | 113(43.8) | 2.34[1.23; 4.44] | 0.009 |
Normal | 17 (35.42) | 145 (56.20) | |||
ALT + AST | Abnormal | 30 (62.5) | 63 (24.4) | 3.90 [1.96; 7.79] | 0.0001 |
Normal | 15 (31.25) | 123 (47.67) | |||