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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Microbiol Infect. 2013 Aug 28;20(5):475–481. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12340

Table 1.

Characteristics of the study population and KSHV seroprevalence in Xinjiang, China

Characteristic N (%) Child KSHV number positive (%) Unadjusted Odds ratio P value
Ethnicity
 Han 7 (3.9) 1 (14.3)
 Minority 171 (96.1) 85 (49.7) ND
County of residence
 Jiashi 160 (89.9) 80 (50.0) 2.00 (0.72 – 5.59) 0.19
 Xinyuan 18 (10.1) 6 (33.3) 1.00
Gender
 Male 108 (60.7) 47 (43.5) 0.61 (0.33 – 1.12) 0.11
 Female 70 (39.3) 39 (48.3) 1.00
Child age, Median (Range) 3.5 (0.6–5.5) 86 (48.3) 1.16 (0.90 – 1.50) 0.27
Caregiver HIV Positive 2 (1.3) ND
Caregiver Education
 No schooling 5 (50) 1.41 (0.38 – 5.33) 0.61
 Primary school 51 (53.1) 1.60 (0.86 – 2.98) 0.14
 Junior school and beyond 29 (41.4) 1.00

Total 178 86 (48.3)

ND: Not done. The number of HIV positive caregivers was too small for reliable statistical analysis.