Table 4.
Variables independently associated with seroprotection against HBV among Healthcare Students attending the Medical and Pharmaceutical School of the University of Genoa, Italy.
| Univariate Analysis |
Multivariate Analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | < 10 IU/L (n = 210) n (%) | ≥ 10 IU/L (n = 507) n (%) | P-value | OR (95% CI) ≥ 10 IU/L vs < 10 IU/L | P-value |
| Age (mean, SD) | 24.4 (5.3) | 25.1 (4.3) | 0.09 | 0.98 (0.94 – 1.03) | 0.4 |
| Gender, Female | 140 (66.7) | 341 (67.3) | 0.88 | ||
| Years since vaccination (mean, SD) | 22.1 (2.9) | 21 (4.1) | 0.09 | ||
| Attending medical school | 49 (23.3) | 140 (27.6) | 0.24 | ||
| Vaccinated in adolescence | 33 (15.7) | 149 (29.4) | < 0.001 | 2.57 (1.53 – 4.46) | < 0.001 |