Table 2 Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) according to the selected characteristics.

From: Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection: results from a community-based study of 0.15 million residents in South China

Characteristics

Frequency

Prevalence (%)

P

Age (years)

  

<0.0001

 0–12

16188

0.29

 

 13–22

2904

2.24

 

 23–59

69026

12.71

 

 60+

51103

7.33

 

Gender

  

0.2243

 Male

53718

8.82

 

 Female

115493

8.65

 

Nationality

  

<0.0001

 Han

164425

8.74

 

 Minority

3946

9.88

 

Educational level (aged 23–59 years)

  

<0.0001

 Illiteracy

743

10.50

 

 Primary school

11288

13.25

 

 Middle school

19241

13.07

 

 High and vocational school

20059

12.53

 

 Undergraduate and above

6974

11.03

 

Educational level (aged 60+ years)

  

0.0002

 Illiteracy

3504

6.08

 

 Primary school

13956

7.48

 

 Middle school

17966

7.22

 

 High and vocational school

11973

6.92

 

 Undergraduate and above

3312

5.98

 

Career (aged 23–59 years)

  

<0.0001

 Leaders of enterprise unit

980

12.14

 

 Technical personnel

2214

10.98

 

 Handle affairs personnel

2115

10.07

 

 Commercial personnel

4629

12.66

 

 Agricultural, forestry and fishery producers

8158

13.89

 

 Transportation equipment operators

2639

12.62

 

 Others

41596

12.97

 

Career (aged 60+ years)

  

<0.0001

 Leaders of enterprise unit

1130

5.93

 

 Technical personnel

1969

5.33

 

 Handle affairs personnel

1527

5.44

 

 Commercial personnel

1893

6.71

 

 Agricultural, forestry and fishery producers

15767

7.83

 

 Transportation equipment operators

4558

6.38

 

 Others

23144

7.37

 

Marital status (aged 23–59 years)

  

<0.0001

 Single

5168

10.20

 

 Married

51452

12.98

 

 Widowed

1046

11.57

 

 Divorced

904

12.06

 

Marital status (aged 60+ years)

  

<0.0001

 Single

1308

5.73

 

 Married

40900

7.37

 

 Widowed

6569

6.00

 

 Divorced

501

8.18

 

Hepatitis B vaccination (aged 0–22 years)

  

<0.0001

 Yes

17295

0.35

 

 No

1792

2.50

 

Hepatitis B vaccination (aged 23–59 years)

  

<0.0001

 Yes

56777

7.10

 

 No

12220

14.85

 

Hepatitis B vaccination (aged 60+ years)

  

0.0003

 Yes

6997

5.04

 

 No

44082

8.25

 
  1. Characteristics of the study participants included age, gender, nationality, education level, career, marital status, and individual history of hepatitis B vaccination. Data were expressed as the frequency and prevalence, and Chi-square test was performed to compare the differences among different groups. The statistical significance level of P < 0.05 was used.
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