Table 3.
IgG seronegativity to VZV by demographic characteristics in the study sample aged 18 years and older, 2004
| n |
VZV seronegative |
Univariable OR (95%) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | ||||
| Total |
1,341 |
93 |
6.9 (5.6–8.4) |
|
|
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
0.84 |
| Male |
619 |
44 |
7.1 |
1 |
|
| Female |
717 |
49 |
6.8 |
0.96 (0.6–1.5) |
|
| Age category |
|
|
|
|
0.52 |
| 18–34 years |
212 |
15 |
7.1 |
1 |
|
| 35–44 years |
291 |
22 |
7.6 |
1.07 (0.5–2.1) |
|
| 45–54 years |
325 |
26 |
8.0 |
1.14 (0.6–2.2) |
|
| 55–64 years |
279 |
13 |
4.7 |
0.64 (0.3–1.4) |
|
| 65 years and older |
224 |
16 |
7.1 |
1.01 (0.5–2.1) |
|
| Age missing |
10 |
1 |
10.0 |
- |
|
| Ethnic origin |
|
|
|
|
0.013 |
| Dutch |
437 |
17 |
3.9 |
1 |
|
| Surinamese or Antillean |
89 |
6 |
6.7 |
1.79 (0.7–4.7) |
|
| Turkish |
319 |
30 |
9.4 |
2.56 (1.4–4.7) |
|
| Moroccan |
275 |
26 |
9.5 |
2.58 (1.4–4.8) |
|
| Other |
211 |
14 |
6.6 |
1.76 (0.8–3.6) |
|
| Ethnic origin missing |
10 |
0 |
0 |
- |
|
| Generation | |||||
| Dutch |
437 |
17 |
3.9 |
1 |
|
| 1st generation, Surinamese or Antillean |
78 |
6 |
7.7 |
2.06 (0.8–5.4) |
|
| 1st generation, Turkish |
306 |
29 |
9.5 |
2.59 (1.4–4.8) |
|
| 1st generation, Moroccan |
262 |
25 |
9.5 |
2.61 (1.4–4.9) |
|
| Other 1st generation |
189 |
14 |
7.4 |
1.98 (1.0–4.1) |
|
| 2nd generation immigrants |
59 |
2 |
3.4 |
0.87 (0.2–3.9) |
|
| Ethnic origin missing |
10 |
0 |
0 |
- |
|
| Immigration status |
|
|
|
|
< 0.0001 |
| Autochthonous (born in the Netherlands) |
516 |
19 |
3.7 |
0.36 (0.2–0.6) |
|
| Immigrated at age > 10 years |
721 |
70 |
9.7 |
1 |
|
| Immigrated at age ≤ 10 years |
64 |
2 |
3.1 |
0.3 (0.1–1.3) |
|
| Immigrated at unknown age |
32 |
2 |
6.3 |
- |
|
| Country of birth missing |
8 |
0 |
0 |
- |
|
| Children |
|
|
|
|
0.57 |
| No |
394 |
27 |
6.9 |
1 |
|
| Yes |
634 |
48 |
7.6 |
1.11 (0.7–1.8) |
|
| Data on having children missing |
313 |
18 |
5.8 |
0.83 (0.5–1.5) |
|
| Number of children (n =1,028) |
|
|
|
|
0.75 |
| 0 |
394 |
27 |
6.9 |
1 |
|
| 1 |
203 |
13 |
6.4 |
0.93 (0.5–1.8) |
|
| 2 |
239 |
21 |
8.9 |
1.31 (0.7–2.4) |
|
| 3 or more |
176 |
14 |
8.0 |
1.17 (0.6–2.3) |
|
| Number of children missing | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | |