Table 5.

Association between HSV-1, EBV, CMV, HHV-8, and HBcAb in children < 14 years old and history of engaging in acts in which saliva is passed

	HSV-1		EBV		CMV		HHV-8		HBcAb
	N	Adjusted OR(95% CI)*	N	Adjusted OR(95% CI)*	N	Adjusted OR(95% CI)*	N	Adjusted OR(95% CI)*	N	Adjusted OR(95% CI)*
Have shared food and/or sauce plate with other household members†
Never	105	ref	116	ref	114	ref	90	ref	84	ref
Ever	1055	1.8 (.93–3.4)	1214	1.7 (.54–5.2)	1199	0.56 (.20–1.6)	908	2.1 (.99–4.3)	988	3.0 (1.2–7.5)
		P=0.08		P=0.37		P=0.27		P=0.05		P=0.02
Exposed to food premasticated by mother‡
Never	695	ref	781	ref	800	ref	244	ref	402	ref
Ever	61	0.92 (.43–2.0)	75	0.62 (.22–1.7)	81	4.7 (.69–31.5)	37	0.63 (.26–1.5)	44	0.81 (.33–2.0)
		P=0.84		P=0.36		P=0.11		P=0.31		P=0.65

NOTE. ^*Adjusted for child's age.

^†Limited to children living in household with one or more other household members seropositive for virus examined.

^‡Limited to children living in household with mother seropositive for virus examined.