Table 2 Association of variables with anti-HCV positivity among patients on hemodialysis in December 2015 in Kosovo, as determined by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis

Sex

 Female

299

48.4

42.8

ref (1)

0.498

ref (1)

0.480

 Male

319

51.6

36.4

0.955

0.836–1.910

0.978

0.818–1.170

Age (years)

Mean ± SD

56.3 ± 12.7

0.985

0.972–0.998

0.021*

0.997

0.992–1.003

0.327

Age (years)

  ≤ 39

52

8.4

51.9

 40–49

96

15.5

41.7

 50–59

178

28.8

40.4

 60–69

180

29.1

38.9

  ≥ 70

112

18.1

31.3

Duration of dialysis (years)

Mean ± SD

8.8 ± 5.7

1.032

1.020–1.044

<  0.0001*

1.032

1.017–1.042

<  0.0001*

Duration of dialysis (years)

  ≥ 20

11

1.8

90.9

 10–19

83

13.4

83.1

  ≤ 9

520

84.1

31.5

 Missing

4

0.7

Hemodialysis at regional dialysis center

 Center 1

167

27.0

18.0

ref (1)

0.060

ref (1)

0.065

 Center 2

63

10.2

69.8

1.440

1.138–1.822

1.436

1.135–1.817

 Center 3

78

12.6

33.3

1.130

0.891–1.433

1.134

0.894–1.439

 Center 4

153

24.8

50.3

1.274

1.054–1.541

1.271

1.051–1.537

 Center 5

45

7.3

35.6

1.149

0.862–1.531

1.163

0.871–1.552

 Center 6

48

7.8

35.4

1.148

0.867–1.519

1.151

0.870–1.524

 Center 7

64

10.4

53.1

1.298

1.019–1.654

1.302

1.022–1.659

Hemodialysis at more than one center

 No

240

38.8

20.8

ref (1)

0.002*

ref (1)

0.026*

 Yes

378

61.2

51.3

1.251

1.086–1.442

1.180

1.020–1.365

Blood transfusion

 No

142

23.0

21.8

ref (1)

0.043*

ref (1)

0.341

 Yes

476

77.0

44.7

1.188

1.006–1.404

0.92

0.817–1.041