Table 2.
Health-related behaviors among hepatitis B or C virus carriers
| Variables | Hepatitis B infection | Hepatitis C infection | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | |
| N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Alcohol usea | χ 2 = 4.88 | χ 2 = 0.41 | ||
| Never | 625 (85.1) | 85 (78.0) | 608 (84.0) | 102 (85.7) |
| Current user | 61 (8.3) | 16 (14.7) | 68 (9.4) | 9 (7.6) |
| Cessation | 48 (6.5) | 8 (7.3) | 48 (6.6) | 8 (6.7) |
| Cigarette smoke | χ 2 = 3.56 | χ 2 = 0.43 | ||
| Never | 555 (75.4) | 75 (68.8) | 544 (74.9) | 86 (72.3) |
| Current smokers | 99 (13.5) | 22 (20.2) | 103 (14.2) | 18 (15.1) |
| Cessation | 82 (11.1) | 12 (11.0) | 79 (10.9) | 15 (12.6) |
| Adopting regular exercisea | χ 2 = 1.86 | χ 2 = 0.40 | ||
| Irregular | 387 (52.7) | 65 (59.6) | 392 (54.0) | 60 (50.8) |
| Regular | 348 (47.3) | 44 (40.4) | 334 (46.0) | 58 (49.2) |
| Water (1500 mL/day)a | χ 2 = 0.21 | χ 2 = 0.26 | ||
| Sufficient | 245 (33.4) | 34 (31.2) | 242 (33.5) | 37 (31.1) |
| Insufficient | 488 (66.6) | 75 (68.8) | 481 (66.5) | 82 (68.9) |
| Fruit (2 servings/day) | χ 2 = 0.01 | χ 2 = 0.77 | ||
| Sufficient | 139 (18.9) | 21 (19.3) | 134 (18.5) | 26 (21.8) |
| Insufficient | 597 (81.1) | 88 (80.7) | 592 (81.5) | 93 (78.2) |
| Vegetable (3 servings/day) | χ 2 = 0.01 | χ 2 = 0.02 | ||
| Sufficient | 239 (32.5) | 36 (33.0) | 237 (32.6) | 38 (31.9) |
| Insufficient | 497 (67.5) | 73 (67.0) | 489 (67.4) | 81 (68.1) |
| Awareness of viral infection | χ 2 = 44.7*** | χ 2 = 49.97*** | ||
| Yes | 26 (3.5) | 21 (19.3) | 24 (3.3) | 23 (19.3) |
| No | 710 (96.5) | 88 (80.7) | 702 (96.7) | 96 (80.7) |
| Receiving antiviral treatment | χ 2 = 21.31*** | χ 2 = 30.56*** | ||
| Yes | 12 (1.6) | 10 (9.2) | 10 (1.4) | 12 (10.1) |
| No | 724 (98.4) | 99 (90.8) | 716 (98.6) | 107 (89.9) |
***p < 0.001
awith missing data