Table 2.
Factors potentially associated with new HBV or HCV infection in HD centres
|
Factors potentially associated with new HBV±HCV infection |
Sero-converted |
Stayed sero-negative |
P- value |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
N=89 |
N=1071 |
|
||
| Number* | Value | Number* | Value | ||
| Age in years (mean± SD) |
89 |
50.9±15.8 |
1071 |
50±16.6 |
0.635 |
| Males (number and percent) |
89 |
54(60.7%) |
1071 |
613(57.2%) |
0.528 |
| Whites (number and percent) |
89 |
75 (84.3%) |
1056 |
927 (87.8%) |
0.335 |
| Dialysis vintage in years (mean± SD) |
89 |
4.1±4.4 |
1071 |
2.2±2.6 |
0.001 |
| Previous blood transfusion (number and percent) |
45 |
34 (75.6%) |
716 |
481(67.2%) |
0.244 |
| Number of blood transfusions (mean± SD) |
45 |
3.6±6.9 |
716 |
1.8±2.6 |
0.083 |
| Previous renal transplant (number and percent) |
89 |
6 (6.7%) |
1064 |
28 (2.6%) |
0.028 |
| Previous dialysis abroad (number and percent) |
48 |
27 (56.3%) |
714 |
395 (55.3%) |
0.900 |
| Previous dialysis in another Libyan centre (number and percent) |
48 |
31 (64.6%) |
707 |
371(52.5%) |
0.023 |
| Haemoglobin level in g/dl (mean± SD) |
89 |
9.9±2.1 |
1071 |
9.6±1.8 |
0.220 |
| Alanine Aminotransferase in IU/L (mean± SD) |
27 |
21.9±22.7 |
274 |
18.6±17.8 |
0.272 |
| Aspartate Aminotransferase in IU/L (mean± SD) |
24 |
23±23.8 |
252 |
20.8±21.2 |
0.925 |
| Diabetes (number and percent) |
89 |
35 (39.3%) |
1071 |
385 (35.9%) |
0.524 |
| Erythropoietin treatment (number and percent) | 51 | 7 (13.7%) | 729 | 100 (13.7%) | 0.999 |