Table 2 Univariate analysis of HCV RNA positivity and related factors
Variable | No. of samples | No. of positive | Positive rate (%) | OR (95% CI) | Pvalue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.8365 | ||||
Female | 261 | 37 | 14.18 | Reference | |
Male | 251 | 34 | 13.55 | 0.949(0.574,1.567) | |
Age group | 0.0051 | ||||
3-19 years | 48 | 1 | 2.08 | Reference | |
20-29 years | 63 | 6 | 9.52 | 4.947(0.575,42.555) | |
30-39 years | 59 | 4 | 6.78 | 3.418(0.369,31.650) | |
40-49 years | 128 | 18 | 14.06 | 7.691(0.998,59.292) | |
50-59 years | 109 | 27 | 24.77 | 15.476(2.037,117.583) | |
60 years or older | 105 | 15 | 14.29 | 7.833(1.004,61.138) | |
Marriage status | 0.0358 | ||||
unmarried | 63 | 3 | 4.76 | Reference | |
married | 449 | 68 | 15.14 | 3.570(1.088,11.709) | |
Occupation | 0.0940 | ||||
Peasant | 320 | 54 | 16.88 | Reference | |
Student | 59 | 6 | 10.17 | 0.558(0.228,1.363) | |
Preschool child | 16 | 1 | 6.25 | 0.328(0.042,2.539) | |
Unknown | 117 | 10 | 8.55 | 0.460(0.226,0.937) | |
Education degree | 0.2540 | ||||
Illiterate | 101 | 20 | 19.80 | Reference | |
Primary school | 109 | 17 | 15.60 | 0.748(0.367,1.526) | |
Junior high school | 138 | 18 | 13.04 | 0.607(0.303,1.219) | |
Senior high school | 32 | 5 | 15.63 | 0.750(0.257,2.192) | |
Kindergarten | 15 | 1 | 6.67 | 0.289(0.036,2.332) | |
Unknown | 117 | 10 | 8.55 | 0.379(0.168,0.853) | |
Whole blood donation | 0.0102 | ||||
No | 399 | 64 | 16.04 | Reference | |
Yes | 113 | 7 | 6.19 | 0.346(0.154,0.777) | |
Plasma donation | 0.1177 | ||||
No | 507 | 69 | 13.61 | Reference | |
Yes | 5 | 2 | 40.00 | 4.232(0.695,25.785) | |
Mix donation* | <0.0001 | ||||
No | 398 | 30 | 7.54 | Reference | |
Yes | 114 | 41 | 35.96 | 6.889(4.040,11.748) | |
Blood transfusion | 0.6913 | ||||
No | 507 | 70 | 13.81 | Reference | |
Yes | 5 | 1 | 20.00 | 1.563(0.172,14.175) | |
Tooth-brush share | 0.5269 | ||||
No | 508 | 70 | 13.78 | Reference | |
Yes | 4 | 1 | 25.00 | 2.086(0.214,20.334) | |
Razor share | 0.9739 | ||||
No | 505 | 70 | 13.86 | Reference | |
Yes | 7 | 1 | 14.29 | 1.036(0.123,8.734) | |
Therapeutic injection | 0.5103 | ||||
No | 478 | 65 | 13.60 | Reference | |
Yes | 34 | 6 | 17.65 | 1.362(0.543,3.416) | |
Acupuncture | 0.3609 | ||||
No | 493 | 67 | 13.59 | Reference | |
Yes | 19 | 4 | 21.05 | 1.696(0.546,5.263) | |
Surgery operation | 0.3566 | ||||
No | 435 | 58 | 13.33 | Reference | |
Yes | 77 | 13 | 16.88 | 1.363(0.706,2.634) | |
Tooth extraction | 0.8907 | ||||
No | 469 | 65 | 13.86 | Reference | |
Yes | 43 | 6 | 13.95 | 1.065(0.431,2.633) |