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. 2015 Jul 7;21(25):7842–7850. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i25.7842

Table 3.

Risk factors associated with hepatitis B surface antigen positivity among population aged 1-19 years

Variables uaj. OR (95%CI) P value aj. OR (95%CI) P value
Age group (yr)
5-9 vs 1-4 0.91 (0.45-1.86) 0.805 1.14 (0.52-2.54) 0.740
10-14 vs 1-4 1.84 (0.93-3.63) 0.078 1.18 (0.86-3.21) 0.095
15-19 vs 1-4 3.39 (1.74-6.60) < 0.001 4.12 (1.93-8.75) < 0.001
Sex (female vs male) 0.89 (0.74-1.07) 0.218 - -
Immunization history of HBV (yes vs no) 0.50 (0.35-0.70) < 0.001 0.71 (0.49-0.98) 0.028
Familial history of HBV (yes vs no) 2.52 (1.83-3.49) < 0.001 2.00 (1.88-2.13) < 0.001

aj. OR: Logistic regression analyses adjusted for age group, familial history of HBV, and immunization history of HBV; uaj.: Unadjusted.