Table 3.

Descriptive Characteristics of the Participants and their Hepatitis B Immune Status

	Hepatitis B Immunity
	Immune		Not Immune
	Number	(%)*	Number	(%)*
Age groups (n = 1652)
18-29 years	609	94.1	38	5.9
30-39 years	325	88.3	43	11.7
40-49 years	382	89.0	47	11.0
50 years and older	174	83.7	34	16.3
P < .001†
Gender (n = 1652)
Female	777	93.1	58	6.9
Male	713	87.3	104	12.7
P < .001†
Educational status (n = 1652)
Primary school	54	91.5	5	8.5
Secondary school	59	80.8	14	19.2
Vocational school	477	85.2	83	14.8
Undergraduate degree	900	93.8	60	6.3
P < .001†
Marital status (n = 1652)
Single	481	93.9	31	6.1
Married	1006	88.6	129	11.4
Divorced	3	60.0	2	40.0
P < .001†
Presence of chronic diseases (n = 1652)
Yes	259	85.2	45	14.8
No	1231	91.3	117	8.7
P = .001†
Status of surgery (n = 1652)
Yes	580	90.3	62	9.7
No	910	90.1	100	9.9
P = .871
Smoking status (n = 1652)
Yes	432	86.1	70	13.9
No	944	91.8	84	8.2
Quit smoking	114	93.4	8	6.6
P = .001†

*Row percentage.

**Chi-square test was applied.

^†Statistically significant.