Table 1.
Distribution of different riskfactors among Anti-HDV Ab seropositive and seronegative groups.
| Factor | HDV Negative (%) | HDV positive (%) | p-value | Odds Ratio (Confidence Interval) |
| Gender | 0.920 | 1.034 (0.537-1.991) | ||
| Male | 257 (92.4) | 21 (7.6) | ||
| Female | 213 (92.2) | 18 (7.8) | ||
| Transfusion | 0.089 | 2.401 (0.87-6.635) | ||
| No | 441 (92.8) | 34 (7.2) | ||
| Yes | 27 (84.4) | 5 (15.6) | ||
| Cupping | 1.0 | 1.019 (0.384-2.710) | ||
| No | 409 (92.3) | 34 (7.7) | ||
| Yes | 59 (92.2) | 5 (7.8) | ||
| Tattoo | 1.0 | 0.943 (0.277-3.206) | ||
| No | 430 (92.3) | 36 (7.7) | ||
| Yes | 38 (92.7) | 3 (7.3) | ||
| Needle stick injuries | 0.293 | 2.054 (0.453-9.524) | ||
| No | 456 (92.5) | 37 (7.5) | ||
| Yes | 12 (85.7) | 2 (14.3) | ||
| Blood splashing | 0.070 | 3.817 (1.005-14.490) | ||
| No | 458 (92.7) | 36 (7.3) | ||
| Yes | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) | ||
| Sharing shaving razor | 0.166 | 2.007 (0.839-4.803) | ||
| No | 422 (93) | 32 (7) | ||
| Yes | 46 (86.8) | 7 (13.2) | ||
| Endoscopy | 0.024* | 3.222 (1.235-8.403) | ||
| No | 443 (93.1) | 33 (6.9) | ||
| Yes | 25 (80.6) | 6 (19.4) | ||
| Colonoscopy | 0.012* | 9.667 (2.083-44.860) | ||
| No | 464 (92.8) | 36 (7.2) | ||
| Yes | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) | ||
| Periodontal procedures | 0.015* | 2.602 (1.170-5.784) | ||
| No | 188 (95.9) | 8 (4.1) | ||
| Yes | 280 (90) | 31 (10) |
*Entered into logistic regression