Table 1.
Characteristics of 4,959 participants in NHANES data, 1999–2018.
| Characteristics | Hepatitis B surface antibody is positive (N = 2,304) | Hepatitis B surface antibody is negative (N = 2,655) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 37.51 ± 15.10 | 40.64 ± 16.32 | <0.001*,a |
| 18–40 years | 1,423 (28.7%) | 1,401 (28.3%) | <0.001* |
| 40–60 years | 606 (12.2%) | 817 (16.5%) | |
| >60 years | 275 (5.5%) | 437 (8.8%) | |
| Sex | <0.001* | ||
| Males | 870 (17.5%) | 1,221 (24.6%) | |
| Females | 1,434 (28.9%) | 1,434 (28.9%) | |
| Race | <0.001* | ||
| Mexican American | 236 (4.8%) | 436 (8.8%) | |
| Other Hispanic | 184 (3.7%) | 252 (5.1%) | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 1,044 (21.1%) | 1,047 (21.1%) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 479 (9.7%) | 660 (13.3%) | |
| Other race including multiracial | 361 (7.3%) | 260 (5.2%) | |
| BMI | <0.001* | ||
| Underweight | 53 (1.1%) | 47 (0.9%) | |
| Normal weight | 864 (17.4%) | 738 (14.9%) | |
| Overweight | 697 (14.1%) | 806 (16.3%) | |
| Obese | 690 (13.9%) | 1,064 (21.5%) | |
| Smoking status | <0.001* | ||
| Smoker | 811 (16.4%) | 1,086 (21.9%) | |
| Never smoker | 1,493 (30.1%) | 1,569 (31.6%) | |
| Drinking status | 0.029* | ||
| Drinker | 1,601 (32.3%) | 1768 (35.7%) | |
| Never drinker | 703 (14.2%) | 887 (17.9%) | |
| Having diabetes or not | <0.001* | ||
| Yes | 142 (2.9%) | 305 (6.2%) | |
| No | 2,162 (43.6%) | 2,350 (47.4%) | |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.86 ± 1.04 | 4.85 ± 1.04 | 0.607a |
| Normal | 1875 (37.8%) | 2,156 (43.5%) | 0.875 |
| Hyper | 429 (8.7%) | 499 (10.1%) | |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.22 ± 0.75 | 1.33 ± 0.77 | <0.001*,a |
| Normal | 1853 (37.4%) | 2020 (40.7%) | <0.001* |
| Hyper | 451 (9.1%) | 635 (12.8%) | |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.45 ± 0.42 | 1.37 ± 0.39 | <0.001*,a |
| Normal | 2,198 (44.3%) | 2,462 (49.6%) | <0.001* |
| Hypo | 106 (2.1%) | 193 (3.9%) | |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 2.85 ± 0.90 | 2.87 ± 0.91 | 0.470a |
| Normal | 1732 (34.9%) | 1937 (39.1%) | 0.076 |
| Hyper | 572 (11.5%) | 718 (14.5%) |
PIR: family poverty income ratio. BMI: body mass index. TC: total cholesterol. TG: triglyceride. HDL: high-density lipoprotein. LDL: low-density lipoprotein. The data were presented as the means ± standard deviations (age, TC, TG, HDL, LDL) or N (%) (other indicators). *The p-value is less than 0.05. aCalculated using Mann–Whitney U test.