Table 3 Age-specific prevalence of HBeAg (+) among HBsAg(+) women born in Taiwan and other Southeast Asia countries
Taiwan | Southeast Asia | Southeast Asia vs. Taiwan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
HBeAg(+)/HBsAg(+) (%) | HBeAg(+)/HBsAg(+) (%) | OR (95% CI) | P-Value | |
Total | 513/1597 (32.1 %) | 66/126 (52.4 %) | 2.32 (1.61–3.35) | <0.001 |
Age (year) | ||||
≦20 | 94/173 (54.3 %) | 21/37 (56.8 %) | 1.10 (0.54–2.26) | 0.789 |
>20–≦25 | 219/579 (37.8 %) | 29/60 (48.3 %) | 1.54 (0.90–2.62) | 0.114 |
>25–≦30 | 139/530 (26.2 %) | 14/22 (63.6 %) | 4.92 (2.02–11.99) | <0.001 |
>30 | 61/315 (19.4 %) | 2/7 (28.6 %) | 1.67 (0.32–8.79) | 0.548 |
Date of birth | ||||
   Before July, 1984 | 496/1570 (31.6 %) | 54/107 (50.5 %) | 2.21 (1.49–3.27) | <0.001 |
before 1970 | 56/285 (19.6 %) | 0/3 (0 %) | -- | -- |
1970- before 1978 | 274/900 (30.4 %) | 22/34 (64.7 %) | 4.19 (2.04–8.58) | <0.001 |
1978- before July 1984 | 166/385 (43.1 %) | 32/70 (45.7 %) | 1.11 (0.67–1.85) | 0.687 |
   July, 1984 and after | 17/27 (63.0 %) | 12/19 (63.2 %) | 1.01 (0.30–3.40) | 0.989 |
July, 1984 – June, 1986 | 14/24 (58.3 %) | 10/17 (58.8 %) | 1.02 (0.29–3.60) | 0.975 |
July, 1986 and after | 3/3 (100 %) | 2/2 (100 %) | - | - |