Research Article

Ingesting Self-Grown Produce and Seropositivity for Hepatitis E in the United States

Table 1

Odds ratios and adjusted odds ratios with 95 percent confidence intervals (CI) for HEV seropositivity by selected characteristics, NHANES 2009–2012.

Odds ratio (95% CI)Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

Self-grown food1.87 (1.41–2.48)1.32 (0.96–1.81)
Foreign born1.61 (1.24–2.10)1.78 (1.23–2.58)
Female versus male1.13 (0.96–1.34)1.08 (0.91–1.29)
Age1.50 (1.44–1.57)1.50 (1.43–1.57)
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic Black versus White0.48 (0.38–0.61)0.60 (0.46–0.79)
 Hispanic versus White0.81 (0.63–1.04)0.91 (0.65–1.27)
 Other versus White1.21 (0.93–1.58)1.21 (0.86–1.70)