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. 2016 Jan-Mar;15(1):20–27. doi: 10.4103/1596-3519.172555

Table 2.

Percentage distribution of HBsAg according to the age of mother and gestation

Parameter Total Positive (%) Negative (%) P
Age group (years)
 16-20 102 3 (2.9) 99 (97.1) 0.968
 21-25 229 10 (4.4) 219 (95.6)
 26-30 283 12 (4.2) 271 (95.8)
 31-35 125 4 (3.2) 121 (96.8)
 36-40 54 2 (3.7) 52 (96.3)
 41-50 7 0 (0.0) 7 (100.0)
Gestational period
 Unknown 1 0 (0.0) 1 (96.1) 0.938
 1-3 76 2 (2.6) 74 (97.4)
 4-6 440 18 (4.1) 422 (95.9)
 7-9 283 11 (3.9) 272 (96.1)

HBsAg=Hepatitis B surface antigen