Table 2.

Single variable analysis of human serum samples in Israel of anti-Hepatitis E IgG positive, by population group

Population group	Variable	Category	OR	95% CI	P-value
Bedouins	Age group (years)	20–29	Ref.	–	–
		30–39	18.82	2.44–144.89	0.005
		⩾40	90.74	12.19–675.42	<0.001
	Gender	Male	1.12	0.65–1.93	0.685
		Female	Ref.	–	–
Non-Bedouin Arabs	Age group (years)	20–29	Ref.	–	–
		30–39	8.58	1.05–69.79	0.044
		⩾40	54.98	7.39–408.93	<0.001
	Gender	Male	0.74	0.40–1.38	0.349
		Female	Ref.	–	–
	Socio-economic status	1–5	0.60	0.12–2.99	0.534
		6–10	Ref.	–	–
Jews	Age group (years)	20–29	Ref.	–	–
		30–39	<0.01	<0.01->999.99	0.958
		⩾40	1.88	0.21–16.56	0.572
	Gender	Male	0.38	0.07–2.14	0.275
		Female	Ref.	–	–
	Socio-economic status	1–5	1.25	0.20–7.74	0.810
		6–10	Ref.	–	–