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Table 1 Demographic and initial characteristics of the 1,212 immigrants enrolled in the study

From: Hepatitis B virus infection in undocumented immigrants and refugees in Southern Italy: demographic, virological, and clinical features

 

Total

N° of patients

1,212

Age, years, median (range)

32 (12–74)

Males, n° (%)

911 (75.2)

Legal status, n° (%):

 Undocumented immigrants

831 (68.6)

 Low-income refugees

381 (31.4)

In Italy for months, mean + SD

50.3 ± 53.0

Place of origin, n° (%)

 Eastern Europe

237 (19.5)

 Africa

756 (62.4)

 Asia

207 (17.1)

 America

10 (0.8)

 Not stated

2 (0.2)

HBV serological status, n° (%)

 HBsAg positive, total number

116 (9.6)

  HBsAg positive

113 (9.3)

  HBsAg positive/anti-HIV positive

2 (0.2)

  HBsAg/anti-HCV/anti-HIV positive

1 (0.1)

 HBsAg negative/anti-HBc positive

490 (40.4)

 HBsAg/anti-HBc negative

606 (50.0)