Table 1 Demographic characteristics of chronic hepatitis C cases (1998–2008) in immigrants and non-immigrants
From: A population-based study of chronic hepatitis C in immigrants and non-immigrants in Quebec, Canada
Characteristics | Immigrants (N = 1922) | Non-immigrants (N = 18 940) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at time of HCV diagnosis (years) | |||
 Mean (SD) | 47.5 (15.1) | 43.2 (13.3) | <0.001 |
Age group (years) | |||
  < 15 | 11 (0.6) | 104 (0.5) | <0.001 |
 15–19 | 17 (0.9) | 297 (1.6) |  |
 20–29 | 133 (6.9) | 2040 (10.8) |  |
 30–39 | 452 (23.5) | 5114 (27.0) |  |
 40–49 | 588 (30.6) | 6666 (35.2) |  |
 50–59 | 324 (16.9) | 2705 (14.3) |  |
 60–69 | 193 (10.0) | 1022 (5.4) |  |
  ≥ 70 | 203 (10.6) | 991 (5.2) |  |
Sex | |||
 Female | 891 (46.4) | 6004 (31.7) | <0.001 |
 Male | 1031 (53.6) | 12,936 (68.3) |  |
Residence area by public health region | |||
 Montréal | 1488 (77.4) | 7104 (37.5) | <0.001 |
 Montérégie | 157 (8.2) | 2674 (14.1) |  |
 Laval | 105 (5.5) | 747 (3.9) |  |
 Capitale-Nationale | 52 (2.7) | 1713 (9.0) |  |
 Laurentides | 28 (1.5) | 1582 (8.4) |  |
 Outaouais | 32 (1.7) | 905 (4.8) |  |
 Estrie | 25 (1.3) | 694 (3.7) |  |
 Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec | 8 (0.4) | 1132 (5.9) |  |
 Other regions | 35 (1.8) | 2389 (12.6) |  |
Immigration category | |||
 Permanent residentsa | 1209 (62.9) |  |  |
 Refugee | 522 (27.2) |  |  |
 Missing | 191 (9.9) |  |  |
Region of originb | |||
 East Asia and Pacific | 443 (23.0) |  |  |
 Eastern Europe and Central Asia | 287 (14.9) |  |  |
 Middle East and North Africa | 255 (13.3) |  |  |
 Latin America and Caribbean | 205 (10.7) |  |  |
 South Asia | 181 (9.4) |  |  |
 Western Europe | 167 (8.7) |  |  |
 Sub-Saharan Africa | 152 (7.9) |  |  |
 US, Australia, and New Zealand | 22 (1.1) |  |  |
 Missing | 209 (10.9) |  |  |
Mean Time to diagnosis after arrival (years) (SD) | 9.8 (7.0) | Â | Â |
Co-morbidities prior to diagnosis | |||
 Problematic alcohol use | 29 (1.5) | 2419 (12.8) | <0.001 |
 Alcohol-related liver disease | 30 (1.6) | 581 (3.1) | 0.0003 |
 Problematic drug abuse | 47 (2.5) | 4520 (23.9) | <0.001 |
 HIV | 23 (1.2) | 874 (4.6) | <0.001 |