Table 2 Number and % of 148 patients with risk factors for HCV infection at two Alabama tertiary care medical centers, stratified by age, gender and race.
RISK FACTOR | BY AGE | BY GENDER | BY RACE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | ≤ 45 | >45 | Male | Female | White | Black |
| Â | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N(%) | N (%) |
| Â | N = 88 | N = 60 | N = 88 | N = 60 | N = 130 | N = 18 |
Blood/Blood Prod | 29 (33.0) | 32 (53.3) | 22 (25) | 40 (66.7) | 54 (41.5) | 7 (38.9) |
Drug Use | 52 (59.0) | 19 (31.7) | 57 (64.8) | 14 (23.3) | 60 (46.2) | 11 (61.1) |
Body/Ear Piercing | 45 (51.1) | 28 (46.7) | 18 (20.5) | 55 (91.7) | 61 (46.9) | 11 (61.1) |
Occupational | 31 (35.2) | 16 (26.7) | 26 (29.5) | 21 (35.0) | 37 (28.5) | 10 (55.6) |
Tattooing | 18 (20.5) | 7 (11.7) | 18 (20.5) | 7 (11.7) | 24 (18.5) | 1 (5.6) |
Sexual Exposure | 42 (47.7) | 13 (21.7) | 62 (70.5) | 23 (38.3) | 50 (38.5) | 5 (27.7) |
Sharing of razors/ | 42 (47.7) | 23 (38.3) | 36 (40.9) | 29 (48.3) | 56 (43.1) | 9 (50) |
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