Table 2.
Comparison of comorbidities and risk factors between anti-HEV IgG positive and negative patients.
| Comorbid conditions and epidemiological characteristics of the patients | HEV IgG status | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | |||||
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Comorbidities | Yes | 64 | 54.2% | 23 | 54.8% | 0.953 |
| No | 54 | 45.8% | 19 | 45.2% | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | Yes | 43 | 36.4% | 20 | 47.6% | 0.203 |
| No | 75 | 63.6% | 22 | 52.4% | ||
| Hypertension | Yes | 74 | 62.7% | 25 | 59.5% | 0.715 |
| No | 44 | 37.3% | 17 | 40.5% | ||
| COLD | Yes | 3 | 2.5% | 4 | 9.5% | 0.077 |
| No | 115 | 97.5% | 38 | 90.5% | ||
| Coronary artery disease | Yes | 10 | 8.5% | 5 | 11.9% | 0.542 |
| No | 108 | 91.5% | 37 | 88.1% | ||
| Heart failure | Yes | 14 | 11.9% | 3 | 7.1% | 0.563 |
| No | 104 | 88.1% | 39 | 92.9% | ||
| Residential area | Urban | 109 | 92.4% | 38 | 90.5% | 0.745 |
| Rural | 9 | 7.6% | 4 | 9.5% | ||
| Blood transfusion | Yes | 36 | 30.5% | 8 | 19.0% | 0.153 |
| No | 82 | 69.5% | 34 | 81.0% | ||
| History of animal husbandry | Yes | 4 | 3.4% | 2 | 4.8% | 0.653 |
| No | 114 | 96.6% | 40 | 95.2% | ||
| Source of drinking water | Treated water | 24 | 20.3% | 8 | 19.0% | 0.294 |
| Natural source | 36 | 30.5% | 8 | 19.0% | ||
| Tap water | 58 | 49.2% | 26 | 61.9% | ||
| Consumption of raw meat | No | 118 | 100.0% | 42 | 100.0% | - |
Categorical variables are expressed as frequency (percentage). Chis-quare test or Fisher’s exact test, p-value of significance, p < 0.05.