Table 3 Differences in the prevalence rates of HBV & HCV infection based on patients’ continuous variables
Variable | Positive HCV-Ab | Positive HBsAg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | P value | Yes | No | P value | |
Age (mean ± SD) | 47.18 ± 15.07 | 51.52 ± 15.6 | 0.006 | 50.73 ± 9.89 | 50.48 ± 15.73 | 0.857 |
Number of surgeries (mean ± SD) | 2.59 ± 1.344 | 2.8 ± 1.632 | 0.384 | 3.05 ± 1.618 | 2.74 ± 1.56 | 0.289 |
Number of blood transfusion events (mean ± SD) | 4.39 ± 4.71 | 3.09 ± 4.53 | < 0.001 | 5.23 ± 6.488 | 3.34 ± 4.517 | 0.152 |
Hemodialysis duration (Dialytic age) (mean ± SD) | 9.21 ± 7.44 | 5.13 ± 4.45 | < 0.001 | 5.82 ± 5.72 | 6.11 ± 5.58 | 0.590 |