Table 2.

Age-standardized prevalence of active Hepatitis B virus infection in US Hispanic adults, HCHS/SOL 2008–2011^*

	Overall Active Infection
	Subgroup N	Prevalence % (95% CI)
Overall	11,999	0.29 (0.19, 0.43)
Age Group†
18–29	1,961	0.16 (0.05, 0.47)
30–39	1,798	0.14 (0.04, 0.42)
40–49	3,116	0.49 (0.24, 1.00)
50–59	3,134	0.39 (0.21, 0.72)
60–69	1,637	0.38 (0.10, 1.37)
70–74	353	0
Sex
Women	7,153	0.16 (0.09, 0.29)
Men	4,846	0.43 (0.26, 0.72)
Place of Birth
US born – Overall	2,028	0.57 (0.09, 3.48)
Foreign-born Dominican Republic	1,024	0.95 (0.48, 1.86)
Foreign-born Central America	1,191	0.13 (0.04, 0.40)
Foreign-born Cuba	1,857	0.39 (0.16, 0.95)
Foreign-born Mexico	3,903	0.14 (0.06, 0.31)
Foreign-born Puerto Rico	1,068	0.12 (0.03, 0.50)
Foreign-born South America	747	0.62 (0.15, 2.50)
HCV
Ever exposed	260	0.18 (0.02, 1.26)
Never exposed	11,703	0.29 (0.19, 0.44)
Education
Less than high school	4,423	0.46 (0.25, 0.84)
High school graduate or equivalent	3,037	0.26 (0.13, 0.56)
More than high school	4,270	0.15 (0.06, 0.37)

Abbreviations: HCHS/SOL = Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos; HBV = hepatitis B virus; US = United States; HCV = Hepatitis C virus.

^*All values (prevalence and 95% CI), except subgroup n, are weighted to account for survey design. Prevalence and 95% CI are age-standardized to 2010 US Census.

^†Not age-standardized.