Table 3.
Characteristics of study participants by hepatitis serological marker status
| |
Hepatitis A |
Hepatitis B |
Hepatitis C |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Anti-HAVT 1 |
Anti-HBc 2 |
Anti-HCV 3 |
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| Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | |
| N = |
1,466 |
2,638 |
185 |
4,903 |
70 |
5,001 |
| Age (yrs) |
30.5 |
29.0 |
36.6 |
30.5 |
40.9 |
30.5 |
| Ethnicity (%) | ||||||
| - White |
22% |
51% |
22% |
41% |
51% |
40% |
| - Mexican American |
49% |
12% |
15% |
31% |
13% |
31% |
| - Other Hispanic |
6% |
4% |
|
|
|
|
| - Black |
17% |
30% |
48% |
24% |
30% |
25% |
| - Other |
5% |
4% |
15% |
4% |
7% |
4% |
| Country born (% US) |
51% |
94% |
61% |
76% |
96% |
78% |
| Household income (%) | ||||||
| - < $45,000/yr |
63% |
48% |
72% |
52% |
85% |
52% |
| - $45,000-$75,000/yr |
20% |
23% |
17% |
22% |
11% |
22% |
| - > $75,000/yr |
17% |
29% |
12% |
26% |
5% |
26% |
| Education (%) | ||||||
| - < HS diploma |
45% |
28% |
29% |
33% |
38% |
33% |
| - HS diploma |
18% |
21% |
29% |
20% |
32% |
20% |
| - BA degree |
23% |
30% |
27% |
29% |
25% |
29% |
| - > BA degree |
13% |
21% |
16% |
18% |
4% |
19% |
| BMI (% < 30) |
68% |
67% |
64% |
67% |
66% |
67% |
| Alcohol (% <10 g/d) |
89% |
87% |
84% |
87% |
70% |
87% |
| Seafood (GM servings) |
3.5 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
| Anti-HAVT + (%) |
-- |
-- |
53% |
-- |
48% |
-- |
| HBV co-infected (%) |
6% |
-- |
-- |
-- |
30% |
-- |
| HCV co-infected (%) | 2% | -- | 11% | -- | -- | -- |
1 Anti-HAV positive – current or past infection or immunization; anti-HAV negative - no infection or immunization; HAV analysis 2001–2006 only.
2 Anti-HBc positive – current or past (resolved) infection; anti-HBc negative – no infection.
3 Anti-HCV positive – current or past infection; anti-HCV negative – no infection.