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Table 2 Independent risk factors of HEV antibody exposure

From: Sero-molecular epidemiology of hepatitis E virus in pigs and human contacts in Ghana

Region

Crude OR (95%CI)

Adj. OR (95%CI)

P (Wald’s test)

P (LR-test)

Ashanti

Reference

Reference

 

< 0.001

Greater Accra

0.36 (0.1,1.33)

0.29 (0.07,1.16)

0.081

 

Northern Region

3.16 (1.5,6.64)

7.86 (2.8,22.04)

<  0.001

 

Upper East

2.43 (1.37,4.3)

4.03 (1.67,9.76)

0.002

 

Volta Region

0.29 (0.11,0.78)

0.43 (0.14,1.31)

0.139

 

Age group

  

<  0.001

 

 Ref: 13–32

    

 33–52

2.61 (1.71,3.99)

3.11 (1.97,4.93)

<  0.001

<  0.001

 53–90

4.25 (2.63,6.86)

5.81 (3.4,9.91)

<  0.001

 
  1. LR Likelihood ratio test