Table 3 Percentages of positive anti-HEV IgG in different age groups at Siriraj Hospital during 2015–2018
Year | Positive anti-HEV IgG/Total (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years old) < 15 | 15–40 | 40–65 | > 65 | Chi square test, P-value | |
2015 | 7/10 (70.00) | 23/39 (58.97) | 48/70 (68.57) | 13/19 (68.42) | 1.184, p = 0.757 |
2016 | 5/33 (15.15) | 28/57 (49.12) | 54/84 (64.29) | 12/28 (42.86) | 23.406 p < 0.001* |
2017 | 10/29 (34.48) | 24/69 (34.78) | 59/136 (43.38) | 11/42 (26.19) | 4.617, p = 0.202 |
2018 | 1/23 (4.35) | 14/64(21.88) | 33/132 (25.00) | 27/69 (39.13) | 12.409, p = 0.006* |
Total | 23/95 (24.21) | 89/229 (38.86) | 194/422 (45.97) | 63/158 (39.87) | 15.906, p = 0.001* |