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Table 1 Baseline characteristics in LT recipients with a history of HCV infection

From: Prevalence and clinical consequences of Hepatitis E in patients who underwent liver transplantation for chronic Hepatitis C in the United States

 

HEV IgG positive N = 53

HEV IgG negative N = 92

p-value

Mean age, years

53 ± 7

51 ± 8

0.153

Male sex

45 (85 %)

64 (70 %)

0.047

Caucasian ethnicity

47 (88 %)

79 (84 %)

0.615

Residing in Minnesota

29 (53 %)

35 (37 %)

0.077

History of alcohol abuse

26 (49 %)

34 (37 %)

0.166

HCV genotype 1

28 (67 %)

63 (83 %)

0.066

  1. LT liver transplant, HCV Hepatitis C virus, HEV Hepatitis E virus
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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