Table 3: Comparison between blood donors positive for anti- HEV- IgM and negative blood donors.

– HEV-IgM
Negative
(n=190)		 Positive
(n=10)		 P
Age 36.19±9.39 33.40±13.88 0.37
Albumin (g/l) 4.27±.40 4.16±.28 0.38
Total bilirubin (mg/dl) 0.70±.34 0.74±.25 -
AST(IU/L) 27.68±12.35 38.00±10.33 0.01*
ALT(IU/L) 31.15±13.20 45.00±5.77 0.001*
Sex Male 132 69.5% 6 60.0% 0.5
Female 58 30.5% 4 40.0%
Residence Rural 96 50.5% 4 40.0% 0.7
Urban 94 49.5% 6 60.0%
Anti- HCV-
IgG 		Negative 170 89.5% 6 60.0% 0.02*
Positive 20 10.5% 4 40.0%
HBs-Ag Negative 188 98.9% 8 80.0% 0.01*
Positive 2 1.1% 2 20.0%

Data expressed as mean± SD or as frequency (Number- Percent)
P: Probability *significance <0.05.
Tests used: Student’s t-test for data expressed as mean ± SD and Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test for data expressed as frequency.