Table 1.
Clinical data of seroconverted and seronegative patients on HD
| Factors associated with seroconversion | Sero Positive N = 80 |
Sero negative N = 379 |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (mean ± SD) | 63.09 ± 7.99 | 61.78 ± 9.411 | 0.407 |
| Males (No & %) | 48 (60%) | 242 (63.85%) | 0.998 |
| Mean duration of Dialysis in months | 80.3 0± 30.92 | 61 ± 9.41 | 0.000 |
| Previous blood transfusion | |||
| a. No blood transfusion | 17 (21.5%) | 96 (25.3%) | |
| b. Less than 2 units | 56 (70.9%) | 245 (64.6%) | 0.556 |
| c. Three or > 3 units | 6 (7.6%) | 38 (10%) | |
| Previous renal transplant (Median & IQR) | 10 (73.34%) | 5 (14.7%) | 0.034 |
| Erythropoietin treatment % | 55 (69.65%) | 266 (70.2%) | 0.920 |
| Visit to Multiple HD centers | 75 (94.9%) | 173 (45.6%) | 0.00 |
| HBV vaccination status | |||
| a. Fully vaccinated | 6 (7.6%) | 185 (48.8%) | |
| b. Partially vaccinated | 35 (44.3%) | 174 (45.9%) | 0.000 |
| c. Not vaccinated | 39 (48.1%) | 20 (5.3%) |