Table 2

Univariate analysis of associations with hepatitis A IgG seropositivity

CharacteristicHep A −ve*Hep A +ve*p Value
*Row percentages.
Missing data may result in some characteristic totals not equalling the total group number.
Sexual orientation
    Heterosexual92 (68%)44 (32%)
    Homosexual57 (77%)17 (23%) 0.1
Age group
    16–2010 (83%) 2 (17%)
    21–2543 (94%) 3 (6%)
    26–3039 (74%)14 (26%)
    31–3526 (68%)12 (32%)
    Over 3531 (51%)30 (49%)<0.001
Past history of gonorrhoea
    No136 (73%)50 (27%)
    Yes13 (54%)11 (46%) 0.049
Past history of chlamydia
    No122 (71%)51 (30%)
    Yes27 (23%)10 (27%) 0.5
Past history of genital warts
    No124 (69%)55 (31%)
    Yes25 (81%) 6 (19%) 0.14
Past history of herpes
    No144 (71%)59 (29%
    Yes5 (71%) 2 (28%) 0.7
Past history of other STI
    No141 (71%)58 (29%)
    Yes8 (73%) 3 (27%) 0.6
History of travel outside UK, W Europe, N America, Australia
    No91 (75%)30 (25%)
    Yes55 (64%)31 (36%) 0.056
Born in the UK
    No13 (46%)15 (54%)
    Yes136 (74%)46 (25%) 0.003
Raised in the UK
    No16 (50%)16 (50%)
    Yes133 (75%)45 (25%) 0.005
Ever injected drugs
    No148 (71%)60 (29%)
    Yes1 (50%) 1 (50%) 0.5
Ethnicity
    Black African0 5 (100%)
    Black Caribbean22 (60%)15 (40%)
    Black other1 (33%) 2 (67%)
    Indian4 (44%) 5 (56%)
    White115 (79%)31 (21%)
    Other6 (75%) 3 (25%)<0.001