Weighted seroprevalence of HSV1 and HSV2 by selected characteristics in adult men (N=5227) and women (N=4441) aged 20–49 years, NHANES 1999–2012
| HSV1 | HSV2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |||||
| Characteristics | Per cent | p Value | Per cent | p Value | Per cent | p Value | Per cent | p Value |
| Overall | 56.9% | 60.2% | 12.2% | 24.5% | ||||
| Anthropometrics | ||||||||
| Obesity (BMI≥30 kg/m2) | ||||||||
| No | 55.0% | 0.002 | 57.7% | <0.001 | 12.1% | 0.892 | 21.9% | <0.001 |
| Yes | 61.2% | 65.5% | 12.3% | 29.8% | ||||
| Abdominal obesity (WC>88 or 102 cm) | ||||||||
| No | 54.8% | 0.001 | 55.2% | <0.001 | 12.0% | 0.608 | 19.2% | <0.001 |
| Yes | 60.8% | 64.6% | 12.5% | 29.1% | ||||
| BMI category (kg/m2) | ||||||||
| 18.5–24.9 | 53.8% | 0.003 | 54.6% | <0.001 | 12.1% | 0.934 | 18.1% | <0.001 |
| 25–29.9 | 55.9% | 62.2% | 12.2% | 27.6% | ||||
| 30–34.9 | 61.3% | 66.0% | 12.7% | 28.2% | ||||
| ≥35 | 61.2% | 65.0% | 11.5% | 31.3% | ||||
| Demographics | ||||||||
| Race | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 51.2% | <0.001 | 54.0% | <0.001 | 9.5% | <0.001 | 19.0% | <0.001 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 61.0% | 68.1% | 33.6% | 57.3% | ||||
| Mexican American and others | 74.1% | 77.4% | 11.6% | 23.7% | ||||
| Education ≥ college | ||||||||
| No | 61.4% | <0.001 | 64.6% | <0.001 | 13.7% | <0.001 | 28.4% | <0.001 |
| Yes | 45.1% | 49.6% | 8.1% | 15.0% | ||||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married | 59.7% | 0.002 | 61.1% | 0.093 | 11.1% | 0.024 | 20.3% | <0.001 |
| Single or divorced | 53.3% | 57.9% | 12.5% | 30.4% | ||||
| Living with a partner | 53.9% | 63.8% | 16.5% | 26.3% | ||||
| Annual household income level | ||||||||
| PIR<2.5 | 63.1% | <0.001 | 66.4% | <0.001 | 14.2% | 0.001 | 29.4% | <0.001 |
| PIR≥2.5 | 52.6% | 55.2% | 10.8% | 20.5% | ||||
| Coverage by health insurance | ||||||||
| No | 63.8% | <0.001 | 68.7% | <0.001 | 15.8% | <0.001 | 27.9% | 0.025 |
| Yes | 54.3% | 58.1% | 10.9% | 23.6% | ||||
| Risk factors | ||||||||
| Hypertension history | n=5195 | n=4426 | n=5195 | n=4426 | ||||
| No | 55.7% | 0.006 | 58.9% | <0.001 | 12.0% | 0.489 | 23.2% | 0.002 |
| Yes | 61.7% | 68.0% | 13.0% | 31.3% | ||||
| Diabetes history | n=5192 | n=4406 | n=5192 | n=4406 | ||||
| No | 56.7% | 0.352 | 59.5% | <0.001 | 12.0% | 0.028 | 24.1% | 0.007 |
| Yes | 61.3% | 80.0% | 17.5% | 36.0% | ||||
| ≥12 drinks in past 12 months | n=5224 | n=4436 | n=5224 | n=4436 | ||||
| No | 60.4% | 0.146 | 65.6% | <0.001 | 8.8% | 0.009 | 24.0% | 0.730 |
| Yes | 56.4% | 58.4% | 12.6% | 24.7% | ||||
| Lifetime smoking ≥100 pieces | ||||||||
| No | 53.9% | <0.001 | 57.9% | 0.004 | 9.7% | <0.001 | 19.4% | <0.001 |
| Yes | 59.9% | 63.5% | 14.7% | 31.4% | ||||
| Lifetime sex partners ≥5 | ||||||||
| No | 50.9% | <0.001 | 59.4% | 0.401 | 5.7% | <0.001 | 14.8% | <0.001 |
| Yes | 59.8% | 60.9% | 15.4% | 32.1% | ||||
| Recent sex partners ≥5 in prior 12 months | ||||||||
| No | 56.8% | 0.520 | 60.3% | 0.506 | 11.6% | <0.001 | 24.3% | 0.139 |
| Yes | 59.3% | 56.8% | 22.2% | 32.3% | ||||
| Ever having genital herpes | ||||||||
| No | 57.0% | 0.547 | 61.0% | 0.002 | 10.8% | <0.001 | 21.3% | <0.001 |
| Yes | 53.5% | 48.2% | 74.4% | 74.4% | ||||
| Sex debut before age 16 | n=5222 | n=4436 | n=5222 | n=4436 | ||||
| No | 61.7% | <0.001 | 63.9% | 0.011 | 18.2% | <0.001 | 33.0% | <0.001 |
| Yes | 54.6% | 58.8% | 9.4% | 21.1% | ||||
| Using condom | n=3561 | n=2951 | n=3561 | n=2951 | ||||
| Not always | 54.8% | 0.732 | 59.5% | 0.144 | 14.1% | 0.397 | 28.2% | 0.050 |
| Always | 55.8% | 54.8% | 12.6% | 22.7% | ||||
BMI, body mass index; HSV, herpes simplex virus; PIR, poverty index ratio; WC, waist circumference.