Table 6 |
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Adjusted odds ratios for variables associated with positive viral hepatitis serology |
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Variables1 |
Odds ratio |
(95%CI) |
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Anti-HBc positive |
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Female |
0.8 |
(0.7 to 1.1) |
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Age |
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≤39 |
1.0 |
(reference) |
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40–59 |
1.5 |
(1.1 to 2.0) |
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≥60 |
2.0 |
(1.5 to 2.8) |
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Intravenous drug abuse |
18.3 |
(11.3 to 29.7) |
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Ethnicity not white |
2.7 |
(1.9 to 3.8) |
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Not born in Switzerland |
3.4 |
(2.6 to 4.4) |
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>10 units alcohol per week |
1.5 |
(1.0 to 2.2) |
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Anti-HCV positive |
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Female |
0.8 |
(0.5 to 1.2) |
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Age |
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≤39 |
1.0 |
(reference) |
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40–59 |
1.7 |
(1.0 to 2.9) |
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≥60 |
1.7 |
(0.9 to 3.1) |
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Blood transfusion |
1.7 |
(1.1 to 2.8) |
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Tattoo |
1.7 |
(0.9 to 3.2) |
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Piercing |
1.1 |
(0.5 to 2.2) |
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Intravenous drug abuse |
78.9 |
(43.4 to 143.6) |
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>10 units alcohol per week |
1.1 |
(0.5 to 2.2) |
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Steady relationship |
0.8 |
(0.5 to 1.3) |
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Chronic abdominal pain |
2.7 |
(1.5 to 4.8) |
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Chronic fatigue |
1.2 |
(0.7 to 2.0) |
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Chronic arthralgia |
1.2 |
(0.7 to 2.2) |
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1Multivariable logistic regression models. First column presents all independent variables that were included in the two models with HBV or HCV serology as the dependent variable. |
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Russmann et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2007 7:5 doi:10.1186/1471-230X-7-5 |
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