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Table 3 Socioeconomic factors predicting the presence or absence of familial clustering of HCV using univariate logistic regression analysis

From: Risk factors for familial clustering of hepatitis C virus infection in a Chinese Han population: a cross-sectional study

Parameters

Familial Clustering

OR

95%CI

P value

Yes n = 59 (%)

No n = 938(%)

L

U

Marriage

  

0.690

0.270

1.761

0.435

 Married

54(91.5)

827(88.2)

    

 Single

5(8.5)

111(11.8)

    

Monthly family income/ person

  

2.207

1.226

3.975

0.008*

  < 2000

43(72.9)

515(54.9)

    

  ≥ 2000

16(27.1)

423(45.1)

    

Education

 Illiteracy/Semiliterate

4(6.8)

46(4.9)

1.000

   

 Primary school

12(20.3)

115(12.3)

1.200

0.368

3.914

0.762

 Junior school

17(28.8)

254(27.1)

0.770

0.248

2.391

0.651

 High school

13(22.0)

260(27.7)

0.575

0.180

1.841

0.351

 Associate

7(11.9)

130(13.9)

0.619

0.173

2.213

0.461

 College

6(10.2)

116(12.4)

0.595

0.160

2.205

0.437

 Graduate

0(0)

17(1.8)

0.000

0.000

0.998

Occupation

  

2.087

1.167

3.726

0.013*

 Farming

18(30.5)

163(17.4)

    

 Other

41(69.5)

775(82.6)

    

Region

 East

14(23.7)

217(23.1)

2.101

0.832

5.305

0.116

 West

10(16.9)

199(21.2)

1.637

0.612

4.380

0.327

 South

14(23.7)

127(13.5)

3.591

1.413

9.127

0.007*

 North

14(23.7)

167(17.8)

2.731

1.078

6.914

0.034*

 Central

7(11.9)

228(24.3)

1.000