Table 2 Results from serological and molecular testing.

From: First hepatitis E outbreak in Southeastern Senegal

 

IgM

qPCR_ORF2

Hepatitis E (conclusion)

N

IgM + 

Frequency

p-value (Fisher Test)

Missing

N

ORF2 + 

Frequency

p-value (Fisher Test)

Total

HEV + 

Frequency

p-value (Fisher Test)

Age (in year)

0–15

303

83

0.229

9.256e−07

6

529

226

0.432

0.241

529

309

0.503

0.132

16–30

381

159

0.49

7

708

327

0.466

708

486

0.568

31–45

147

65

0.464

3

263

116

0.446

263

181

0.563

46–89

68

25

0.514

1

107

39

0.368

107

64

0.542

Missing

7

2

0.667

0

10

3

0.3

10

5

0.5

Total

906

334

  

1617

711

 

1617

1045

 

Sex

Female

278

49

0.325

0.078

7

550

272

0.501

0.001

550

321

0.584

0.02

Male

620

117

0.413

10

1054

434

0.416

1054

551

0.523

Missing

8

–

   

13

   

13

   

Status

Contact

520

42

0.233

6.02e−10

4

862

342

0.399

5.95e−07

862

384

0.445

3.78e−22

Suspect

336

119

0.536

11

698

362

0.527

698

481

0.689

Missing

50

7

0.2

2

57

7

0.127

57

14

0.246

Outcome

Dead

12

5

1

0.002

7

24

12

0.706

0.036

24

17

0.708

0.212

Hospitalized

5

0

0

0

14

9

0.643

14

9

0.643

Alive

812

143

0.388

9

1456

644

0.445

1456

787

0.541

Missing

77

19

0.322

1

123

45

0.375

123

64

0.529

Pregnant

Yes

2

2

1

–

1

11

9

0.9

–

11

11

1

–

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