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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of ATAHC participants with detectable HCV RNA at the time of acute HCV detection, stratified by HIV status

From: HIV infection is associated with higher levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and eotaxin among people with recent hepatitis C virus infection

 

Total (n = 117)

No HIV co-infection (n = 73)

HIV co-infection (n = 44)

P

n (%) a

n (%) a

n (%) a

Sex

   

<0.001

 Male

88 (75)

44 (60)

44 (100)

 

 Female

29 (25)

29 (40)

0 (0)

 

Mean age, year (SD)

34 (10)

31 (9)

41 (8)

<0.001

Symptomatic acute HCV

   

0.825

 No

68 (58)

43 (59)

25 (57)

 

 Yes

49 (42)

30 (41)

19 (43)

 

ALT level at acute HCV detection, log10 IU/L

2.2 (0.5)

2.1 (0.5)

2.4 (0.5)

0.006

Estimated duration of infection at acute HCV detection

   

0.236

  <26 weeks

69 (59)

40 (55)

29 (66)

 

  ≥26 weeks

48 (41)

33 (45)

15 (34)

 

Interferon lambda 4 genotype (rs12979860)

   

0.185

 TT/CT

56 (48)

37 (51)

19 (43)

 

 CC

59 (50)

37 (49)

23 (53)

 

 Unknown

2 (2)

0 (0)

2 (4)

 

HCV RNA level at acute HCV detection

   

0.031

  <400,000 IU/mL

78 (67)

54 (74)

24 (55)

 

  ≥400,000 IU/mL

39 (33)

19 (26)

20 (45)

 

HCV genotype

   

0.682

 Genotype 1

67 (57)

41 (56)

26 (59)

 

 Genotype 3

40 (34)

27 (37)

13 (29)

 

 Other genotypesb

8 (7)

4 (5)

4 (9)

 

 Unknown genotype

2 (2)

1 (1)

1 (2)

 
  1. Abbreviation: SD standard deviation
  2. aPercentages indicate column percentages
  3. bIncluding genotype 2 (n = 6), genotype 4 (n = 1) and mixed genotype (n = 1)