Research Article

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Infection among Han and Uygur Populations in Xinjiang, China

Table 1

Characteristics of Han and Uygur research participants in the Xinjiang region.

Total, n = 1078, n (%)Han ethnic group, n = 289, n (%)Uygur ethnic group, n = 789, n (%)F/χ2-value

Education level
 Primary school and below650 (60.3)109 (37.72)541 (68.57)71.669<0.001
 Primary and above353 (32.75)146 (50.52)207 (26.24)

Occupation
 Agriculture and animal husbandry657 (60.95)122 (42.22)535 (67.81)56.363<0.001
 Others420 (38.96)166 (57.45)254 (32.19)

Marital status
 Unmarried22 (2.04)5 (1.73)17 (2.15)0.0380.845
 Married/divorced/bereaved of one’s spouse1054 (97.77)284 (98.28)771 (97.72)

Genders
 Male420 (38.96)113 (39.1)307 (38.91)0.0090.926
 Female654 (60.67)173 (59.86)481 (60.96)

Age47.42 ± 11.4850.53 ± 9.6446.28 ± 11.896.001<0.001
 ≤50626 (58.07)129 (44.64)497 (62.99)28.77<0.001
 >50451 (41.84)160 (55.36)291 (36.88)

Smoking
 Never892 (82.75)225 (77.85)667 (84.54)5.1720.023
 Yes184 (17.07)62 (21.45)122 (15.46)

Drinking alcohol
 no963 (89.33)221 (76.47)742 (94.04)65.499<0.001
 yes109 (10.12)65 (22.49)44 (5.58)

Meat and vegetable balance
 No917 (85.06)210 (72.66)707 (89.61)0.0190.878
 Yes151 (14.01)77 (26.64)74 (9.38)

Meat-based diet
 No59 (5.47)17 (5.88)42 (5.32)41.667<0.001
 Yes1000 (92.76)270 (93.43)730 (92.52)

Vegetarian diet
 No95 (8.81)57 (19.72)38 (4.82)55.705<0.001
 Yes967 (89.7)230 (79.58)737 (93.41)

Glycosophilic
 No73 (6.77)14 (4.84)59 (7.48)2.0660.151
 Yes987 (91.56)273 (94.46)714 (90.49)

Diabetes
 No958 (88.87)255 (88.24)703 (89.1)0.8040.370
 Yes85 (7.88)27 (9.34)58 (7.35)

Hepatitis
 No997 (92.49)271 (93.77)726 (92.02)0.1010.750
 Yes46 (4.27)11 (3.81)35 (4.44)

Genetic history
 No857 (79.5)257 (88.93)600 (76.05)0.6970.404
 Yes43 (3.99)16 (5.54)27 (3.42)

Disabled
 No874 (81.08)265 (91.7)609 (77.19)0.0030.955
 Yes21 (1.95)7 (2.42)14 (1.77)