Table 4: Age and Sex distribution of adults HBsAg + and HBeAg positive.
|
Sex |
e Antigen Positive (%) |
e Antigen Negative (%) |
x2 |
P |
|
Male |
238 (25.0) |
716 (75.0) |
3.284 |
0.070 |
|
Female |
83 (20.4) |
324 (79.6) |
|
|
|
Total |
321 (23.6) |
1040 (76.4) |
|
|
|
Age group |
e Antigen Positive (%) |
e Antigen Negative (%) |
x2 |
P |
|
19-25 |
133 (38.9) |
209 (61.1) |
64.528 |
0.000 |
|
26-45 |
165 (19.6) |
676 (80.4) |
|
|
|
46-55 |
17 (11.8) |
127 (88.2) |
|
|
|
56-65 |
4 (14.3) |
24 (85.7) |
|
|
|
> 65 |
2 (33.3) |
4 (67.7) |
|
|
|
Age and Sex
|
HBsAg and e Positive (%) |
HBsAg and e Negative (%) |
x2 |
P |
|
19-25 yr |
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
95 (42.0) |
131 (58.0) |
2.776 |
0.096 |
|
Female |
38 (44.2) |
78 (55.8) |
|
|
|
26-45 yrs |
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
126 (21.0) |
474 (79.0) |
2.530 |
0.112 |
|
Female |
39 (16.2) |
202 (83.8) |
|
|
|
46-55 yrs |
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
13 (13.0) |
87 (87.0) |
0.448 |
0.503 |
|
Female |
4 (9.1) |
40 (90.9) |
|
|
|
56-65 yrs |
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
3 (13.0) |
20 (87.0) |
0.162 |
0.687 |
|
Female |
1 (20.0) |
4 (80.0) |
|
|
|
> 65 yrs |
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
1 (20.0) |
4 (80.0) |
2.400 |
0.121 |
|
Female |
1 (100.0) |
0 (0.0) |
|
|