Table 49
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antibody measured
in serum for the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011
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| Presence of hepatitis B surface antibody | Absence of hepatitis B surface antibody | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | |||
| From | To | From | To | |||
| percent | ||||||
| Both sexes | ||||||
| Age 14 to 19 | 76.9 | 72.6 | 80.7 | 23.1 | 19.3 | 27.4 |
| Age 20 to 39 | 50.4 | 43.8 | 57.0 | 49.6 | 43.0 | 56.2 |
| Age 40 to 59 | 21.0 | 16.3 | 26.5 | 79.0 | 73.5 | 83.7 |
| Age 60 to 79 | 18.1 | 13.6 | 23.6 | 81.9 | 76.4 | 86.4 |
| Age 14 to 79 | 35.4 | 31.4 | 39.6 | 64.6 | 60.4 | 68.6 |
| Males | ||||||
| Age 14 to 19 | 77.3 | 70.4 | 82.9 | 22.7 | 17.1 | 29.6 |
| Age 20 to 39 | 45.3 | 36.6 | 54.4 | 54.7 | 45.6 | 63.4 |
| Age 40 to 59 | 14.7 E | 9.8 | 21.6 | 85.3 | 78.4 | 90.2 |
| Age 60 to 79 | 16.5 E | 10.3 | 25.3 | 83.5 | 74.7 | 89.7 |
| Age 14 to 79 | 31.3 | 27.1 | 35.9 | 68.7 | 64.1 | 72.9 |
| Females | ||||||
| Age 14 to 19 | 76.4 | 68.7 | 82.7 | 23.6 | 17.3 | 31.3 |
| Age 20 to 39 | 55.6 | 45.7 | 65.0 | 44.4 | 35.0 | 54.3 |
| Age 40 to 59 | 27.3 | 20.7 | 35.1 | 72.7 | 64.9 | 79.3 |
| Age 60 to 79 | 19.5 | 15.0 | 25.1 | 80.5 | 74.9 | 85.0 |
| Age 14 to 79 | 39.5 | 34.6 | 44.5 | 60.5 | 55.5 | 65.4 |
Note(s):
Presence of hepatitis B surface antibody represents immunity to the
virus. Total household population aged 14 to 79, except those
meeting the exclusion criteria (see the Canadian Health Measures Survey
(CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 2).
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 2.
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