Table 2.
Prevalence of anti-HCV stratified by demographic and selected variables in eastern China
| Variables | Anti-HCV negative | Anti-HCV positive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 148 000), n (%) | (N = 1175), n (%) | P value | |
| Age (years) | |||
| ⩽10 | 10 063 (99·91) | 9 (0·09) | <0·001 |
| 11–20 | 20 096 (99·80) | 41 (0·20) | |
| 21–30 | 12 777 (99·85) | 19 (0·15) | |
| 31–40 | 22 530 (99·62) | 85 (0·38) | |
| 41–50 | 28 450 (98·91) | 314 (1·09) | |
| 51–60 | 24 943 (98·36) | 416 (1·64) | |
| 61–70 | 17 988 (98·67) | 242 (1·33) | |
| >70 | 11 153 (99·56) | 49 (0·44) | |
| Sex | <0·001 | ||
| Male | 67 044 (99·43) | 386 (0·57) | |
| Female | 80 956 (99·03) | 789 (0·97) | |
| Marital status | <0·001 | ||
| Unmarried | 6 714 (99·75) | 17 (0·25) | |
| Married | 105 444 (99·00) | 1062 (1·00) | |
| Divorced | 6 228 (99·28) | 45 (0·72) | |
| Unknown | 442 | 2 | |
| Education | <0·001 | ||
| Primary school | 57 057 (98·90) | 637 (1·10) | |
| Middle school | 81 485 (99·38) | 508 (0·62) | |
| College school | 8704 (99·73) | 24 (0·27) | |
| Unknown | 754 | 6 | |
| Occupation | <0·001 | ||
| Agricultural worker | 39 912 (98·42) | 642 (1·58) | |
| Worker | 40 761 (99·28) | 294 (0·72) | |
| Student | 29 516 (99·84) | 47 (0·16) | |
| Civil servant | 5190 (99·77) | 12 (0·23) | |
| Shop assistant | 5274 (99·43) | 30 (0·57) | |
| Unemployed | 21 711 (99·48) | 114 (0·52) | |
| Others | 4928 (99·44) | 28 (0·56) | |
| Unknown | 708 | 8 | |
| Smoking status | 0·005 | ||
| Never | 115 216 (99·22) | 901 (0·78) | |
| Current | 27 003 (99·17) | 227 (0·83) | |
| Past | 2699 (98·68) | 36 (1·32) | |
| Unknown | 3082 | 11 | |
| Drinking status | <0·001 | ||
| Never | 123 514 (99·28) | 897 (0·72) | |
| Frequently | 5902 (98·01) | 120 (1·99) | |
| Every day | 2124 (98·97) | 22 (1·03) | |
| Unknown | 16 460 | 136 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||
| <18·5 | 18 541 (99·75) | 46 (0·25) | <0·001 |
| 18·5–24 | 70 942 (99·19) | 576 (0·81) | |
| 24–28 | 42 987 (98·99) | 439 (1·01) | |
| >28 | 15 530 (99·27) | 114 (0·73) | |
| P* for trend | <0·001 | ||
| History of hypertension | <0·001 | ||
| No | 127 805 (99·28) | 930 (0·72) | |
| Yes | 20 195 (98·80) | 245 (1·20) | |
| History of diabetes | 0·001 | ||
| No | 145 026 (99·22) | 1136 (0·78) | |
| Yes | 2974 (98·71) | 39 (1·29) | |
| Hospitalization | <0·001 | ||
| No | 101 478 (99·27) | 749 (0·73) | |
| Yes | 46 522 (99·09) | 426 (0·91) | |
| Surgery | <0·001 | ||
| No | 115 925 (99·28) | 844 (0·72) | |
| Yes | 32 075 (98·98) | 331 (1·02) | |
| Blood transfusion | <0·001 | ||
| No | 144 839 (99·25) | 1095 (0·75) | |
| Yes | 3161 (97·53) | 80 (2·47) | |
| Blood donation | 0·411 | ||
| No | 143 118 (99·21) | 1141 (0·79) | |
| Yes | 4882 (99·33) | 33 (0·67) | |
| Invasive testing | <0·001 | ||
| No | 135 049 (99·31) | 943 (0·69) | |
| Yes | 12 951 (98·24) | 232 (1·76) | |
| Haemodialysis | 0·404 | ||
| No | 147 926 (99·21) | 1173 (0·79) | |
| Yes | 174 (99·86) | 2 (1·14) | |
| Acupuncture | <0·001 | ||
| No | 137 970 (99·32) | 945 (0·68) | |
| Yes | 10 030 (97·76) | 230 (2·24) | |
| Dental therapy | <0·001 | ||
| No | 115 811 (99·35) | 757 (0·65) | |
| Yes | 32 189 (99·17) | 418 (1·28) | |
| Tattoos | 0·471 | ||
| No | 147 737 (99·21) | 1172 (0·79) | |
| Yes | 263 (98·87) | 3 (1·13) | |
| Piercing | 0·593 | ||
| No | 133 062 (99·22) | 1051 (0·78) | |
| Yes | 14 938 (99·18) | 124 (0·82) | |
| Sharing needles | 0·145 | ||
| No | 147 430 (99·21) | 1174 (0·79) | |
| Yes | 570 (99·82) | 1 (0·18) | |
| Sharing razors | 0·153 | ||
| No | 134 572 (99·20) | 1083 (0·80) | |
| Yes | 13 428 (99·32) | 92 (0·68) | |
| Sharing toothbrush | 0·011 | ||
| No | 147 477 (99·22) | 1165 (0·78) | |
| Yes | 523 (98·12) | 10 (1·88) |
*
P value of Cochran–Armitage's trend test.