Table 2: Comparison of TTV positivity among the study groups.
TTV positive
TTV negative
value
Group I ()
6 (17)
30 (83)
Group II ()
21 (58)
15 (42)
<0.0001
Group III ()
3 (8)
33 (92)
Data presented number (%). Group I: hemodialysis patients; Group II: intravenous drug user diseases; Group III; healthy blood donors. values calculated with chi-square test. Statistical significance was observed between Groups 1 and 2 ( value < 0.0001) and Groups 2 and 3 ( value < 0.0001). Difference between Groups 1 and 2 was not statistically significant ( value = 0.47).