Table 3.
Anti-HEV in northwest of France according to age, activity, and regiona
| Characteristic | No. (%) of subjects |
Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in group | Positive | OR (95% CI) | P trend | AOR (95% CI) | P trend | |
| Age (yr) | ||||||
| <34 | 171 | 23 (13.5) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 34–42 | 177 | 40 (22.6) | 1.88 (1.07–3.30) | 0.028 | 1.76 (0.98–3.13) | 0.057 |
| 43–49 | 178 | 64 (36.0) | 3.61 (2.12–6.17) | <10−4 | 3.21 (1.85–5.59) | <10−4 |
| ≥50 | 202 | 84 (41.6) | 4.58 (2.72–7.71) | <10−4 | 4.54 (2.64–7.84) | <10−4 |
| Activity | ||||||
| Controls | 135 | 26 (19.2) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Game and fishing keepers/rangers | 130 | 26 (20.0) | 1.05 (0.57–1.92) | 0.879 | 1.18 (0.63–2.24) | 0.606 |
| Silviculturists | 105 | 26 (24.8) | 1.38 (0.75–2.55) | 0.306 | 1.24 (0.64–2.39) | 0.518 |
| Woodcutters | 358 | 133 (37.2) | 2.48 (1.54–3.99) | <10−4 | 2.24 (1.33–3.77) | 0.003 |
| Region | ||||||
| Champagne-Ardenne | 89 | 11 (12.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bourgogne | 121 | 21 (17.4) | 1.49 (0.68–3.27) | 0.321 | 0.75 (0.33–1.69) | 0.486 |
| Franche-Comté | 84 | 19 (22.6) | 2.07 (0.92–4.67) | 0.078 | 1.24 (0.60–2.53) | 0.563 |
| Alsace | 177 | 78 (44.1) | 5.59 (2.78–11.22) | <10−4 | 2.66 (1.49–4.76) | <10−4 |
| Lorraine | 250 | 82 (32.8) | 3.46 (1.75–6.86) | <10−3 | 1.96 (1.12–3.42) | 0.019 |
a
OR, odds ratio; AOR, odds ratio adjusted for age, activity, and region. Entries for which the P values were <0.05 are in bold type.