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. 2010 Dec 2;36(4):538–551. doi: 10.1007/s10900-010-9339-1

Table 3.

Associations of demographic and health-related characteristics with hepatitis B infection status among clients tested at standalone San Francisco Hep B Free sites

Characteristic Infected vs. immune Susceptible vs. immune
Unadjusted Adjusted Unadjusted Adjusted
OR 95% CI P-value OR* 95% CI* P-value OR 95% CI P-value OR 95% CI P-value
Age (years)
 <30 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 31–40 2.3 (1.5, 3.6) 1.4 (0.9, 2.2) 2.3 (1.9, 2.8) 2.8 (2.3, 3.5)
 41–50 3.3 (2.2, 5.0) 1.8 (1.2, 2.8) 2.9 (2.4, 3.6) 3.8 (3.1, 4.7)
 51–60 2.5 (1.7, 3.6) 1.5 (1.0, 2.3) 2.2 (1.9, 2.7) 3.0 (2.5, 3.6)
 61+ 1.7 (1.1, 2.7) <0.0001 1.1 (0.7, 1.8) 0.06 2.3 (1.9, 2.8) <0.0001 3.3 (2.7, 4.1) <0.0001
Sex
 Female 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 Male 1.9 (1.5, 2.5) <0.0001 1.8 (1.3, 2.3) <0.0001 1.2 (1.0, 1.3) 0.02 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) 0.18
Race/ethnicity
 Chinese 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 Filipino 0.4 (0.2, 0.8) 0.6 (0.3, 1.2) 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) 1.0 (0.7, 1.4)
 Vietnamese 1.3 (0.8, 2.0) 1.4 (0.7, 2.5) 0.7 (0.5, 0.9) 0.8 (0.6, 1.1)
 Other Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8 (0.4, 1.6) 0.8 (0.4, 1.9) 0.9 (0.7, 1.3) 1.0 (0.6, 1.5)
 Non-Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 (0.1, 0.4) <0.0001 0.4 (0.2, 0.9) 0.007 1.5 (1.3, 1.8) <0.0001 1.2 (0.8, 1.6) 0.08
Region of birth
 East Asia 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 North America 0.1 (0.08, 0.2) 0.3 (0.1, 0.5) 1.3 (1.1, 1.5) 1.3 (1.0, 1.6)
 SE Asia/Pacific Islands 1.0 (0.7, 1.4) 1.1 (0.7, 1.7) 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) 1.0 (0.8, 1.2)
 Other 0.7 (0.3, 1.3) <0.0001 1.5 (0.6, 3.9) 0.0001 1.9 (1.4, 2.5) <0.0001 1.7 (1.2, 2.5) 0.01
Mother’s region of birth
 East Asia 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 North America 0.04 (0.01, 0.3) 0.3 (0.03, 2.2) 1.6 (1.3, 2.0) 1.2 (0.9, 1.6)
 SE Asia/Pacific Islands 0.8 (0.6, 1.2) 1.1 (0.6, 2.0) 0.9 (0.8, 1.1) 0.9 (0.7, 1.2)
 Other 0.6 (0.3, 1.2) 0.0009 1.5 (0.4, 5.4) 0.36 1.6 (1.2, 2.1) <0.0001 1.0 (0.7, 1.6) 0.54
Father’s region of birth
 East Asia 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 North America 0.1 (0.02, 0.3) 0.5 (0.1, 2.2) 1.4 (1.1, 1.7) 0.9 (0.7, 1.2)
 SE Asia/Pacific Islands 0.7 (0.5, 1.0) 0.9 (0.5, 1.5) 0.9 (0.7, 1.0) 0.8 (0.6, 1.1)
 Other 0.5 (0.2, 1.1) <0.0001 1.5 (0.4, 5.4) 0.42 1.5 (1.1, 2.0) 0.0003 0.9 (0.6, 1.4) 0.62
Number of years in United States
 0–5 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 6–10 1.1 (0.7, 1.7) 1.0 (0.6, 1.6) 1.2 (0.9, 1.6) 1.1 (0.8, 1.4)
 11–20 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) 1.0 (0.8, 1.2)
 21+ 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) 0.7 (0.5, 1.1) 0.36 1.6 (1.2, 1.9) 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) 0.98
 (Born in North America) 0.1 (0.07, 0.2) <0.0001 (Not estimated) 1.5 (1.2, 1.8) 0.0004 (Not estimated)
Primary language
 Asian language only 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 English only 0.1 (0.1, 0.3) 0.5 (0.2, 1.2) 1.5 (1.3, 1.8) 1.7 (1.4, 2.2)
 Asian + English/other language 0.4 (0.3, 0.6) 0.7 (0.4, 1.0) 1.2 (1.1, 1.4) 1.6 (1.3, 1.9)
 Other/Multiple 0.5 (0.2, 1.0) <0.0001 1.2 (0.3, 4.3) 0.17 1.4 (1.1, 1.9) <0.0001 1.5 (1.0, 2.2) <0.0001
Ever received shots for hepatitis A
 No 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 Yes 0.4 (0.2, 0.7) 0.7 (0.4, 1.2) 0.5 (0.4, 0.7) 0.5 (0.4, 0.7)
 Not sure 0.4 (0.3, 0.6) <0.0001 0.6 (0.4, 0.8) 0.002 0.6 (0.6, 0.7) <0.0001 0.7 (0.6, 0.9) <0.0001
Ever received shots for hepatitis B
 No 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 Yes 0.2 (0.1, 0.3) 0.2 (0.1, 0.4) 0.3 (0.3, 0.4) 0.3 (0.3, 0.4)
 Not sure 0.4 (0.3, 0.5) <0.0001 0.5 (0.4, 0.7) <0.0001 0.6 (0.5, 0.7) <0.0001 0.7 (0.6, 0.8) <0.0001
Ever diagnosed with hepatitis B by a doctor
 No 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 Yes 23.4 (14.2, 38.5) 19.7 (11.5, 33.7) 0.4 (0.2, 0.8) 0.4 (0.2, 0.8)
 Not sure 2.3 (1.4, 3.6) <0.0001 2.0 (1.3, 3.3) <0.0001 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) 0.02 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) 0.06
Family history of hepatitis B
 No 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 Yes 2.7 (1.8, 4.1) 2.5 (1.6, 3.9) 0.7 (0.5, 0.9) 0.8 (0.6, 1.0)
 Not sure 1.3 (0.9, 1.8) <0.0001 1.3 (0.9, 1.9) 0.0002 0.8 (0.7, 0.9) 0.002 0.9 (0.8, 1.1) 0.13
Current health insurance
 No 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 Yes 0.5 (0.4, 0.7) 0.9 (0.6, 1.3) 1.1 (0.9, 1.2) 0.9 (0.8, 1.1)
 Not sure 0.5 (0.2, 1.2) <0.0001 1.0 (0.4, 2.6) 0.008 0.9 (0.6, 1.3) 0.66 0.9 (0.6, 1.4) 0.79
Current medical provider
 No 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 Yes 0.5 (0.4, 0.8) 0.6 (0.4, 0.9) 1.3 (1.1, 1.5) 1.0 (0.8, 1.2)
 Not sure 0.5 (0.2, 1.1) <0.0001 0.7 (0.3, 1.6) <0.0001 0.7 (0.5, 1.0) <0.0001 0.8 (0.5, 1.1) <0.0001

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval

* Adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, region of birth, and current medical provider status

Adjusted for age, region of birth, and primary language

Having missing information was statistically significantly associated with the outcome (data not shown)