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Table 3 Factors related to serum anti-HBc and HBsAg status

From: Prevalence and characterization of hepatitis B and C virus infections in a needle-sharing population in Northern China

 

Anti-HBc

Pvalue

HBsAg

Pvalue

Positive (n = 577)

Negative (n = 275)

Positive (n = 91)

Negative (n = 761)

Sex (male/female)

277/300

102/173

0.003

45/46

334/427

0.313

Age (years)

53.31 ± 11.05

47.40 ± 14.12

<0.001

50.34 ± 9.88

51.53 ± 12.70

0.39

No. of injections (median)

5

0

<0.001

0

1

0.376

Time from first injection (years, median)

22

0

<0.001

0

19

0.473

Anti-HBc S/CO ratio

   

0.006

0.096

<0.001