Table 2.
Distribution of different diagnosis test results per sex (No. = 2385)
| Diagnosis | Male (M) | Female (F) | P-value | ||
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| Positive, n (%) | Negative, n (%) | Positive, n (%) | Negative, n (%) | ||
| HBsAg | 33 (1.66) | 1955 (98.34) | 5 (1.26) | 392 (78.74) | 0.56 |
| Anti-HCV | 1 (0.05) | 1987 (99.95) | 1 (0.25) | 396 (99.75) | 0.2 |
| HCV RNA | 1 (0.05) | 1987 (99.95) | 1 (0.25) | 396 (99.75) | 0.2 |
| HIV I & II | 0 (0) | 1988 (100) | 0 (0) | 397 (100) | - |
| VDRL | 3 (0.15) | 1985 (99.85) | 2 (0.5) | 395 (99.5) | 0.16 |
| TPHA | 22 (1.11) | 1966 (98.89) | 3 (0.76) | 394 (99.24) | 0.53 |
| TB | 0, 0 (0, 0) | 1988 (100) | 0, 0 (0,0) | 397 (100) | - |
| AST/SGOT (>50 U/L for M, >45 U/L for F) | 87 (4.38) | 1901 (95.62) | 12 (3.02) | 385 (96.98) | 0.23 |
| ALT/SGPT (>56 U/L | 301 (15.14) | 1687 (84.86) | 21 (5.30) | 376 (94.71) | 1.5 |
| Bilirubin (>1.2mg/dL) | 44 (2.21) | 1944 (97.79) | 2 (0.5) | 395 (99.5) | 0.02 |
| Random Blood sugar (RBS) (>140mg/dL) | 44 (2.21) | 1944 (97.79) | 13 (3.27) | 384 (96.73) | 0.21 |
| Creatinine (>1.4 mg/dL for M, >1.2 mg/dL for F) | 5 (0.25) | 1983 (99.75) | 2 (0.5) | 395 (99.5) | 0.39 |
| Haemoglobin (>18 g/dL, <10g/dl) | 0, 0 (0, 0) | 1988 (100) | 0, 0 (0,0) | 397 (100) | - |
| ESR (>20mm/hr for M, >29mm/hr for F) | 11 (0.55) | 1977 (99.45) | 8 (2.02) | 389 (97.98) | 0.002 |
| Urine pregnancy test (PT) | - | - | 6 (1.51) | 391 (98.49) | - |
| Unfit | 203 (10.21) | 1785 (89.79) | 36 (9.07) | 361 (90.93) | 0.48 |