Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with seroprevalence of HCV among diabetic mellitus patients (N = 460) in North West Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | HCV-status, n (%) | Total n (%) | AOR | 95% CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||||
Age | ||||||
18–45 | 150 (92.0) | 13 (8.0) | 163 (100) | 1 | ||
46–60 | 176 (75.5) | 57 (24.5) | 233 (100) | 0.4 | 0.07–1.78 | 0.213 |
> 60 | 57 (89.1) | 7 (10.9) | 64 (100) | 1.1 | 0.06–23.9 | 0.931 |
Residence | ||||||
Rural | 211 (77.0) | 63 (23.0) | 274 (100) | 0.3 | 0.1–1.8 | 0.216 |
Urban | 172 (92.5) | 14 (7.5) | 186 (100) | 1 | ||
Educational level | ||||||
Illiterate | 98 (70.0) | 42 (30.0) | 140 (100) | 0.68 | 0.1–4.3 | 0.681 |
Elementary school | 142 (84.5) | 26 (15.5) | 168 (100) | 0.6 | 0.1–2.9 | 0.557 |
High school | 143 (94) | 9 (6) | 152 (100) | 1 | ||
History of hospitalization | ||||||
Yes | 172 (77.8) | 49 (22.2) | 221 (100) | 1.3 | 0.1–16.1 | 0.843 |
No | 211 (88.3) | 28 (11.7) | 239 (100) | |||
History of intravenous therapy | ||||||
Yes | 146 (75) | 49 (25) | 195 (100) | 0.7 | 0.06–8.3 | 0.814 |
No | 237 (89.4) | 28 (10.6) | 265 (100) | 1 | ||
Uvulotomy | ||||||
Yes | 360 (87) | 54 (13) | 414 (100) | 12.4 | 3.5–18.3 | < 0.01* |
No | 23 (50) | 23 (50) | 46 (100) | 1 | ||
History of ear piercing | ||||||
Yes | 189 (74.4) | 65 (25.6) | 254 (100) | 0.3 | 0.1–1.1 | 0.071 |
No | 194 (94.2) | 12 (5.8) | 206 (100) | 1 | ||
History of household blood contact | ||||||
Yes | 51 (61.4) | 32 (38.6) | 83 (100) | 1.5 | 0.4–5.8 | 0.591 |
No | 332 (88.1) | 45 (11.9) | 377 (100) | 1 | ||
History of circumcision | ||||||
Yes | 190 (88) | 26 (12) | 216 (100) | 0.4 | 0.1–1.8 | 0.312 |
No | 193 (79) | 51 (21) | 244 (100) | 1 | ||
History of immune suppressive disease | ||||||
Yes | 58 (67.4) | 28 (33.6) | 86 (100) | 0.1 | 0.03–0.5 | < 0.01* |
No | 325 (87) | 49 (12.3) | 374 (100) | 1 | ||
History of abortion | ||||||
Yes | 58 (73.4) | 21 (26.6) | 79 (100) | 0.3 | 0.1–1.6 | 0.193 |
No | 325 (85) | 56 (15) | 381 (100) | 1 | ||
Diabetic mellitus | ||||||
Yes | 166 (72) | 64 (28) | 230 (100) | 0.4 | 0.1–2.2 | 0.323 |
No | 217 (94) | 13 (6) | 230 (100) | 1 | ||
BMI | 0.7 | 0.3–1.6 | 0.394 | |||
< 18 | 158 (78.6) | 43 (21.4) | 201 (100) | 0.6 | 0.4–2.7 | 0.519 |
18–24 | 215 (87.8) | 30 (12.2) | 245 (100) | 1 | ||
≥ 25 | 10 (71.4) | 4 (28.6) | 14 (100) | 0.1 | 0.01–1.03 | 0.053 |
FBS | ||||||
< 126 | 272 (94.4) | 16 (5.6) | 288 (100) | 1 | 1.7–13.0 | < 0.01* |
≥ 126 | 111 (64.5) | 61 (35.5) | 172 (100) | 8.6 | ||