Variables | HBV DNA | Tests of Statistical Significance | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
positive(%) | negative(%) | Χ2 | df | p | |
Age (years) | Â | Â | 0.68 | 1 | 0.41 |
 ≤35  >35 | 17(89.5) 2(10.5) | 270(82.1) 59(17.9) |  |  |  |
Sex | Â | Â | 0.58 | 1 | 1.00 |
 Male  Female | 19(100.0) 0(0.0) | 325(97.0) 10(3.0) |  |  |  |
Alcohol | Â | Â | 1.32 | 1 | 0.33 |
 Yes  No | 10(52.6) 9(47.4) | 131(39.3) 202(60.7) |  |  |  |
Smoking | Â | Â | 1.98 | 1 | 0.25 |
 Yes  No | 4(21.0) 15(79.0) | 35(10.6) 295(89.4) |  |  |  |
Share Sharps | Â | Â | 0.18 | 1 | 1.00 |
 Yes  No | 2(14.3) 12(85.7) | 50(18.9) 215(81.1) |  |  |  |
Scarification marks/Tattoos | Â | Â | 0.17 | 1 | 0.78 |
 Yes  No | 4(28.6) 10(71.4) | 90(33.8) 176(66.2) |  |  |  |
Number of Lifetime Sexual Partners | Â | Â | 0.21 | 1 | 0.78 |
 ≤1  >1 | 7(50.0) 7(50.0) | 116(43.8) 149(56.2) |  |  |  |