Table 2. Correlates of HCV persistence versus spontaneous clearance in univariate analysis.
| Factor | OR | 95% CI | P-value | |
| Gender | Female | 1 | ||
| Male | 2.52 | 1.47–4.33 | <0.001 | |
| Age for each 10 years | 0.81 | 0.61–1.08 | 0.154 | |
| Marital status | single | 1 | ||
| married | 3.33 | 2.12–3.57 | 0.002 | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Turkman | 1 | ||
| Turkman | 0.68 | 0.39–1.19 | 0.184 | |
| History of blood transfusion | No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 4.18 | 1.81–9.67 | <0.001 | |
| History of hospitalization | No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 1.23 | 0.74–2.05 | 0.432 | |
| History of surgery | No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 0.88 | 0.52–1.49 | 0.630 | |
| History of dentistry | No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 1.57 | 0.84–2.92 | 0.158 | |
| History of accident | No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 1.67 | 0.84–3.30 | 0.143 | |
| War injury | No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 2.49 | 0.80–7.74 | 0.115 | |
| History of imprisonment | No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 3.70 | 1.82–7.14 | <0.001 | |
| History of tattoing | No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 1.70 | 0.44–6.59 | 0.440 | |
| History of traditional phlebotomy | No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 1.87 | 0.71–4.92 | 0.206 | |
| History of body piercing | No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 0.46 | 0.27–0.78 | 0.004 | |
| Family history of hepatitis | No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 2.075 | 1.10–3.91 | 0.024 | |
| Cigarette smoking | No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 2.048 | 1.19–3.52 | 0.009 | |
| Traditional tobacco smoking | No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 2.137 | 1.09–4.18 | 0.027 | |
| Non-IDU | No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 2.418 | 1.42–4.13 | 0.001 | |
| Alcohol consumption | No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 3.061 | 1.21–7.74 | 0.018 | |
| Body Mass Index | 1.00 | 0.95–1.05 | 0.997 | |
| IDU | No | 1 | ||
| Yes | 14.26 | 7.80–26.07 | <0.001 | |
The test was performed on all 247 patients who had a true positive ELISA test (cases of chronic HCV infection plus cases of spontaneous clearance).
Abbreviations: Non-IDU: Non Injecting Drug Use; IDU: Injecting Drug Use.