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Table 2 Multivariate regression analysis of factors associated with Hepatitis C virus infection among residents in Fuyu City, China

From: Use of parenteral caffeinum natrio-benzoicum: an underestimated risk factor for HCV transmission in China

Variable

B

S.E.

Wald

P value

OR

95 % CI for OR

Sex

0.72

0.09

66.77

<0.001

2.06

1.73–2.45

Age

1.02

0.09

141.76

<0.001

2.78

2.35–3.95

Cigarette smoking

0.61

0.08

52.82

<0.001

1.85

1.57–2.18

PCNBSS

1.59

0.10

252.87

<0.001

4.90

4.03–5.96

Prior dental surgey

0.19

0.08

5.20

<0.05

1.21

1.03–1.43

Blood transfusion

0.52

0.22

5.45

<0.05

1.68

1.09–2.61

Education

      

Primary school

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Middle school

−0.70

0.10

45.37

<0.001

0.50

0.41–0.61

College

−1.83

0.34

29.43

<0.001

0.16

0.08–0.31

Blood donation

−0.76

0.34

4.95

<0.05

0.47

0.24–0.91

Constant

−0.47

0.42

1.26

0.26

0.62

 
  1. PCNBSS, parenteral caffeinum natrio-benzoicum and share syringes; S.E., Standard Error