Table 1 Prevalence ratios and confidence intervals (CI 95%) between the presence of reactive HCV and the risk factors surveyed (n = 318)
N | % | PR | CI 95 % | p-value* | PR | CI 95 % | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.559 | 0.458 | ||||||
Female | 28 | 20.0 | Ref. (1) | - | Ref. (1) | - | ||
Male | 30 | 16.9 | 0.84 | 0.52; 1.34 | 0.84 | 0.53; 1.32 | ||
Complexion | 0.411 | 0.777 | ||||||
White | 40 | 17.1 | Ref.(1) | - | Ref. (1) | - | ||
Not white | 18 | 21.4 | 1.25 | 0.76; 2.06 | 1.07 | 0.65; 1.81 | ||
Age (years) | 0.081 | 0.085 | ||||||
Up to 59 | 35 | 22.3 | Ref. (1) | - | Ref. (1) | - | ||
60 or older | 23 | 14.3 | 0,64 | 0.39; 1.03 | 0,66 | 0.41; 1.05 | ||
Level of education | 0.407 | 0.117 | ||||||
Illiterate | 46 | 19.7 | Ref. (1) | - | Ref. (1) | - | ||
Incomplete or complete Primary School | 12 | 14.6 | 0.74 | 0.41; 1.33 | 0.71 | 0.46; 1.09 | ||
Marital status | 0.772 | 0.721 | ||||||
Without partner | 32 | 19.1 | Ref. (1) | - | Ref. (1) | - | ||
With partner | 26 | 17.3 | 0.91 | 0.59; 1.45 | 0.91 | 0.57; 1.45 | ||
Hospital | 0,003† | 0.001 | ||||||
Clinic 1 | 18 | 17.5 | Ref. (1) | - | Ref. (1) | - | ||
Clinic 2 | 31 | 31.6 | 1.81 | 1.01; 3.24 | 1.54 | 0.90; 2.62 | ||
Clinic 3 | 9 | 7.9 | 0.45 | 0.21; 0.98 | 0.44 | 0.20; 0.94 | ||
HD e PD | 0.063† | |||||||
Only HD | 53 | 18.7 | Ref. (1) | - | Ref. (1) | - | 0.653 | |
Only DP | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
HD and then PD | 5 | 27.8 | 1.48 | 0.59; 3.70 | 1.19 | 0.55; 2.58 |