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table 1.   Comparison of clinical and virological characteristics between individuals in high- and no-endemicity areas
Characteristic No. (%) of patients in area of:
P
High endemicity (n = 200) No endemicity (n = 200)
History of:
  Surgical operation 50 (25.0) 45 (22.5) >0.2
  Blood transfusion 14 (7.0) 20 (10.0) >0.2
  Folk remedy 91 (45.5) 54 (27.0) 0.0001
HBs antigen 4 (2.0) 2 (1.0) >0.2a
HBs antibody 50 (25.0) 36 (18.0) 0.0884
HBc antibody 54 (27.0) 38 (19.0) 0.0573
Any HBV marker 64 (32.0) 42 (21.0) 0.0127
HCV RNA 50 (25.0) 3 (1.5) <0.0001
HCV antibody 64 (32.0) 5 (2.5) <0.0001
Any HCV marker 64 (32.0) 5 (2.5) <0.0001
HGV RNA 9 (4.5) 2 (1.0) 0.0323
HGV-E2 antibody 58 (29.0) 10 (5.0) <0.0001
Any HGV marker 63 (31.5) 12 (6.0) <0.0001
a Obtained by Fisher's exact test; all other P values were obtained by the chi-square test.

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