Table 2 Bivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with seroprevalence of HCV among diabetic mellitus patients (N = 460) in North West Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | HCV-status, n (%) | Total n (%) | COR | 95% CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 227 (85.7) | 38 (14.3) | 265 (100) | 1 | ||
Female | 156 (80.0) | 39 (20.0) | 195 (100) | 1.56 | 0.95–2.60 | 0.081 |
Age | ||||||
18–45 | 150 (92.0) | 13 (8.0) | 163 (100) | 1 | ||
46–60 | 176 (75.5) | 57 (24.5) | 233 (100) | 0.268 | 0.1–0.5 | < 0.01 |
> 60 | 57 (89.1) | 7 (10.9) | 64 (100) | 0.7 | 0.3–1.8 | 0.481 |
Residence | ||||||
Rural | 211 (77.0) | 63 (23.0) | 274 (100) | 3.7 | 2.0–6.8 | < 0.01 |
Urban | 172 (92.5) | 14 (7.5) | 186 (100) | 1 | ||
Educational level | ||||||
Illiterate | 98 (70.0) | 42 (30.0) | 140 (100) | 0.4 | 0.2–0.7 | < 0.01 |
Elementary school | 142 (84.5) | 26 (15.5) | 168 (100) | 2.9 | 1.3–6.4 | < 0.01 |
High school | 143 (94) | 9 (6) | 152 (100) | 1 | ||
History of active smoking | ||||||
Yes | 24 (80) | 6 (20) | 30 (100) | 1.3 | 0.5–3.2 | 0.612 |
No | 359 (83.5) | 71 (16.5) | 430 (100) | 1 | ||
History of alcohol consumption | ||||||
Yes | 125 (83.9) | 24 (16.1) | 149 (100) | 0.9 | 0.5–1.6 | 0.782 |
No | 258 (83.0) | 53 (17.0) | 311 (100) | 1 | ||
History of surgical procedure | ||||||
Yes | 11 (64.7) | 6 (35.3) | 17 (100) | 2.9 | 1.02–7.9 | 0.045 |
No | 372 (84.0) | 71 (16.0) | 443 (100) | 1 | ||
History of hospitalization | ||||||
Yes | 172 (77.8) | 49 (22.2) | 221 (100) | 2.1 | 1.3–3.6 | < 0.01 |
No | 211 (88.3) | 28 (11.7) | 239 (100) | |||
History of blood transfusion | ||||||
Yes | 98 (77.8) | 28 (22.2) | 126 (100) | 1.7 | 0.9–2.8 | 0.055 |
No | 285 (85.3) | 49 (14.7) | 334 (100) | 1 | ||
History of intravenous therapy | ||||||
Yes | 146 (75) | 49 (25) | 195 (100) | 2.8 | 1.7–4.7.0 | < 0.01 |
No | 237 (89.4) | 28 (10.6) | 265 (100) | 1 | ||
History of dental procedure | ||||||
Yes | 62 (79.5) | 16 (20.5) | 78 (100) | 1.4 | 0.7–2.5 | 0.331 |
No | 321 (84) | 61 (16) | 382 (100) | 1 | ||
Uvulotomy | ||||||
Yes | 360 (87) | 54 (13) | 414 (100) | 0.15 | 0.08–0.3 | < 0.01 |
No | 23 (50) | 23 (50) | 46 (100) | 1 | ||
History of ear piercing | ||||||
Yes | 189 (74.4) | 65 (25.6) | 254 (100) | 5.6 | 2.9–10.6 | < 0.01 |
No | 194 (94.2) | 12 (5.8) | 206 (100) | 1 | ||
History of household blood contact | ||||||
Yes | 51 (61.4) | 32 (38.6) | 83 (100) | 4.6 | 2.7–7.9 | <0.01 |
No | 332 (88.1) | 45 (11.9) | 377 (100) | 1 | ||
History of circumcision | ||||||
Yes | 190 (88) | 26 (12) | 216 (100) | 0.5 | 0.3–0.8 | < 0.01 |
No | 193 (79) | 51 (21) | 244 (100) | 1 | ||
History of immunosuppressive disease | ||||||
Yes | 58 (67.4) | 28 (33.6) | 86 (100) | 3.2 | 1.9–5.5 | < 0.01 |
No | 325 (87) | 49 (12.3) | 374 (100) | 1 | ||
History of abortion | ||||||
Yes | 58 (73.4) | 21 (26.6) | 79 (100) | 2.1 | 1.2–3.7 | < 0.01 |
No | 325 (85) | 56 (15) | 381 (100) | 1 | ||
Diabetic mellitus | ||||||
Yes | 166 (72) | 64 (28) | 230 (100) | 6.4 | 3.4–12.0 | < 0.01 |
No | 217 (94) | 13 (6) | 230 (100) | 1 | ||
BMI | ||||||
< 18 | 158 (78.6) | 43 (21.4) | 201 (100) | 0.5 | 0.3–0.85 | < 0.01 |
18–24 | 215 (87.8) | 30 (12.2) | 245 (100) | 1 | ||
≥ 25 | 10 (71.4) | 4 (28.6) | 14 (100) | 0.4 | 0.1–1.2 | 0.091 |
FBS | ||||||
< 126 | 272 (94.4) | 16 (5.6) | 288 (100) | 1 | ||
≥ 126 | 111 (64.5) | 61 (35.5) | 172 (100) | 0.1 | 0.6–0.2 | < 0.01 |