Serological and molecular study of hepatitis E virus among illegal blood donors

Table 1 Prevalence of hepatitis E virus IgG seropositivity in 546 commercial blood donors

	HEV positive IgG n (%)	OR (95% CI)	P value
Sex
Female	76/390 (19.5)	-	0.004
Male	48 /156 (30.8)	1.84 (1.20, 2.80)
Donation frequency
< 10	47/252 (18.7)	-
10-20	44/191 (23.0)	1.31 (0.82, 2.07)	0.258
≥ 20	33/103 (32.0)	2.06 (1.22, 3.46)	0.006
Age (yr)
< 40	7/54 (13.0)	-
40-50	37/192 (19.3)	1.50 (0.63, 3.60)	0.361
50-60	46/189 (24.3)	2.02 (0.85, 4.80)	0.105
≥ 60	34/111 (30.6)	2.78 (1.14, 6.79)	0.022

HEV: Hepatitis E virus; OR: Odd ratio; CI: Confidence interval.