Table 2 Differences in the prevalence rates of HBV & HCV infection based on patients’ categorical variables (n:637)
Variable | Positive HBsAg N (%) | P-value | Positive HCV-Ab N (%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hemodialysis center | 1 | 9 (3.6%) | 0.06 | 105 (41.5%) | < 0.001 |
2 | 5 (3.4%) | 18 (12%) | |||
3 | 5 (3.4%) | 16 (11%) | |||
4 | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.3%) | |||
5 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
Had HBV Vaccine | Yes | 7 (1.6%) | < 0.001 | 107 (23.8%) | 0.977 |
No | 15 (8%) | 45 (23.9) | |||
Having Diabetes | Yes | 4 (3%) | 0.738 | 22 (16.4%) | 0.023 |
No | 18 (3.6%) | 130 (25.8%) | |||
Having Hypertension | Yes | 17 (3.2%) | 0.369 | 121 (22.6%) | 0.079 |
No | 5 (5%) | 31 (30.7%) | |||
Having CVD | Yes | 7 (2.9%) | 0.524 | 57 (23.4%) | 0.815 |
No | 15 (3.8%) | 95 (24.2%) | |||
Had dental Procedures | Yes | 16 (3.5%) | 0.983 | 93 (20.1%) | < 0.001 |
No | 6 (3.4%) | 59 (33.7%) | |||
Had GI endoscopy | Yes | 12 (4.8%) | 0.135 | 63 (25.2%) | 0.524 |
No | 10 (2.6%) | 89 (23%) | |||
Underwent blood transfusion | Yes | 17 (3.9%) | 0.357 | 123 (28.3%) | < 0.001 |
No | 5 (2.5%) | 29 (14.4%) | |||
Previous use of parenteral drugs | Yes | 7 (3.1%) | 0.692 | 58 (25.4%) | 0.486 |
No | 15 (3.7%) | 94 (23%) | |||
Kidney transplantation | Yes | 1 (2.8%) | 0.819 | 10 (27.8%) | 0.570 |
No | 21 (3.5%) | 142 (23.6%) | |||
Number of hemodialysis sessions per week | 2 | 19 (3.3%) | 0.874 | 134 (23.6%) | 0.570 |
3 | 3 (4.5%) | 18 (26.9%) | |||