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Table 1 Characteristics of Patients Identified HCV Positive using Risk-based vs. Birth-cohort Strategies

From: A Birth-cohort testing intervention identified hepatitis c virus infection among patients with few identified risks: a cross-sectional study

 

Risk-based phase

Birth-cohort phase

 
 

n = 105 (%)

n = 59 (%)

p value

Age

50.5 ± 10.8

48.9 ± 12.0

0.45

Male

66 (62.9)

29 (49.2)

0.09

Race/Ethnicity

  

0.99

 White

5 (4.8)

3 (5.1)

0.99

 Black

27 (25.7)

16 (27.1)

0.84

 Hispanic

64 (61.0)

35 (59.3)

0.84

 Other/Unknown

9 (8.6)

5 (8.5)

0.98

Insurance

  

0.66

 Medicare

5 (4.8)

5 (8.5)

0.34

 Medicaid

83 (79.0)

42 (71.2)

0.26

 Commercial

8 (7.6)

5 (8.5)

0.85

 Self

9 (8.6)

7 (11.9)

0.49

History Substance Abuse

52 (49.5)

18 (30.5)

0.02

HIV Infection

20 (19.0)

6 (10.2)

0.13

History STIa

2 (1.9)

0 (0.0)

0.54

Alcohol Abuse

4 (3.8)

1 (1.7)

0.65

Cirrhosis

5 (4.7)

0 (0.0)

0.16

End Stage Renal Disease

0 (0.0)

2 (3.4)

0.13

History Psychiatric Illness

23 (21.9)

7 (11.9)

0.11

ALT > 40 U/L

49 (46.7)

13 (22.0)

0.002

Any Factorb

83 (79.0)

33 (55.9)

0.002

  1. aSTI: Sexually Transmitted Infection
  2. bAny Factor: History Substance Abuse, HIV Infection, Sexually Transmitted Infection, Alcohol Abuse, Cirrhosis, End Stage Renal Disease, History of Psychiatric illness, or ALT > 40 U/L