Table 1. Results for each HBV, HDV and HCV serology marker evaluated in the Colombian population (>11 years old).
Variables | HBsAg Positives/n (%) | anti-HBc Positives/n (%) | anti-HBs Positives/n (%) | Isolated anti-HBs Positives/n (%) | anti-HDV Positives n (%) | anti-HCV Positives/n (%) |
Sex | ||||||
Male group | 7/163 (4.29%) | 56/163 (34.36%) | 73/149 (48.99%) | 33/96 (34.38%) | 3/56 (5.36%) | 6/163 (3.68%) |
Female group | 28/455 (6.15%) | 120/456 (26.32%) | 175/427 (40.98%) | 78/306 (25.49%) | 6/117 (5.13%) | 16/456 (3.51%) |
p | 0.378 | 0.051 | 0.089 | 0.089 | 0.949 | 0.919 |
Age group (years) | ||||||
11–15 | 1/32(3.13%) | 0/32(0.00%) | 6/30 (20.00%) | 6/30 (20.00%) | no samples | 0/32(0.00%) |
16–20 | 5/58(8.62%) | 7/58 (12.07%) | 19/54 (35.19%) | 11/45 (24.44%) | 0/7 (0.00%) | 1/58 (1.72%) |
21–25 | 8/130(6.15%) | 25/130 (19.23%) | 43/116 (37.07%) | 25/94 (26.60%) | 1/22 (4.55%) | 6/130 (4.62%) |
26–30 | 8/97(8.25%) | 26/97 (26.80%) | 44/94 (46.81%) | 23/66 (34.85%) | 0/23 (0.00%) | 7/97 (7.22%) |
31–35 | 4/69(5.80%) | 20/69 (28.99%) | 29/64 (45.31%) | 12/45 (26.67%) | 1/22 (4.55%) | 2/69 (2.90%) |
36–40 | 0/61(0.00%) | 20/62 (32.26%) | 26/58 (44.83%) | 11/38 (28.95%) | 1/20 (5.00%) | 0/62(0.00%) |
41–45 | 2/55(3.64%) | 19/55 (34.55%) | 21/52 (40.38%) | 7/33 (21.21%) | 3/20 (15.0%) | 2/55 (3.64%) |
46–50 | 3/35(8.57%) | 17/35 (48.57%) | 19/33 (57.58%) | 5/16 (31.25%) | 1/18 (5.56%) | 0/35(0.00%) |
>51 | 4/81(4.94%) | 42/81 (51.85%) | 41/75 (54.67%) | 11/35 (31.43) | 2/41 (4.88%) | 4/81 (4.94%) |
p | 0.502 | <0.001 | 0.026 | 0.860 | * | 0.259 |
Geographical Origin | ||||||
Amazonas | 14/176 (7.95%) | 96/176 (54.55%) | 105/168 (62.50%) | 24/73 (32.88%) | 8/97 (8.25%) | 10/176 (5.68%) |
Chocó | 5/135 (3.70%) | 25/136 (18.38%) | 67/115 (58.26%) | 49/92 (53.26%) | 0/27 (0.00%) | 5/136 (3.68%) |
San Andrés Island | 3/152 (1.97%) | 6/152 (3.95%) | 25/143 (17.48%) | 21/137 (15.33%) | 0/9 (0.00%) | 1/152 (0.66%) |
Magdalena | 13/155 (8.39%) | 49/155 (31.61%) | 51/150 (34.00%) | 17/100 (17.00%) | 1/40 (2.50%) | 6/155 (3.87%) |
p | 0.033 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | * | 0.107 |
Total | 35/618 (5.66%) | 176/619 (28.43%) | 248/576 (43.06%) | 111/402 (27.61%) | 9/173 (5.20%) | 22/619 (3.55%) |
*p value was not calculated due to the small number of positive samples.