Table 2.
Odds of core antibodies by demographic factors.
| Categories | Chi-square (df, p-value) | Positive Screening Result |
% Positive | Negative Screening Result | % Negative | Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 25.47(6, <0.001) | |||||
| 18-24 | 1 | 1.1 | 13 | 14.8 | Ref. | |
| 25-34 | 4 | 4.4 | 15 | 17.0 | 3.47 (0.34, 35.06) | |
| 35-44 | 16 | 17.6 | 16 | 18.2 | 13.00 (1.52, 111.46) | |
| 45-54 | 18 | 19.8 | 14 | 15.9 | 16.71 (1.95, 143.57) | |
| 55-64 | 30 | 33.0 | 12 | 13.6 | 32.50 (3.82, 276.59) | |
| 65-74 | 13 | 14.3 | 12 | 13.6 | 14.08 (1.59, 124.59 | |
| 75+ | 9 | 9.9 | 6 | 6.8 | 19.50 (1.99, 190.88) | |
| Sex | 0.55 (1, 0.460) | 0.0 | ||||
| Male | 38 | 41.8 | 32 | 39.1 | 1.255 (0.69, 2.29) | |
| Female | 53 | 58.2 | 56 | 60.9 | Ref. | |
| WHO Region | 25.39 (2, <0.001) | 0.0 | ||||
| Country of Origin | 50.82 (24, 0.001) | 0.0 | ||||
| Western Pacific | 22 | 24.3 | 26 | 29.9 | 5.50 (1.66, 18.19) | |
| Korea | 9 | 9.9 | 11 | 12.5 | ||
| China | 11 | 12.1 | 12 | 13.6 | ||
| Vietnam | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| Philippines | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| Taiwan | 2 | 2.2 | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| Africa | 65 | 71.4 | 35 | 40.2 | 12.07 (3.90, 37.37) | |
| Africa (not specified) | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Nigeria | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.3 | ||
| Benin | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| Mauritania | 1 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.3 | ||
| Guinea | 9 | 9.9 | 2 | 2.3 | ||
| Senegal | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 3.3 | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| Mali | 19 | 20.9 | 12 | 13.6 | ||
| Burkina Faso | 11 | 12.1 | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| Niger | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Liberia | 11 | 12.1 | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| Cameroon | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| Ethiopia | 4 | 4.4 | 6 | 6.8 | ||
| Togo | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| Kenya | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| Americas | 4 | 4.4 | 26 | 29.9 | Ref. | |
| Grenada | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| United States | 3 | 3.3 | 26 | 29.5 | ||
| Southeast Asiaa | 0.0 | |||||
| Pakistan | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| Education | 8.92, 2, 0.012 | 0.0 | ||||
| Less than High School | 22 | 24.7 | 19 | 22.1 | 1.84 (0.85, 3.97) | |
| GED or High School Graduate | 38 | 42.7 | 21 | 24.4 | 2.87 (1.42, 5.82) | |
| Some Higher Education or Technical School | 29 | 32.6 | 46 | 53.5 | Ref. | |
| Vaccinated | 0.048, 1, 0.826 | 0.0 | ||||
| Yes | 12 | 16.4 | 13 | 17.8 | 0.91 (0.38, 2.15) | |
| No | 61 | 83.6 | 60 | 82.2 | Ref. |
Region was excluded due to low counts (n = 1).