Table 2 Characteristics of individuals screened for HCV infection in a UK teaching hospital in two time windows between 2014 and 2016
From: Hepatitis virus (HCV) diagnosis and access to treatment in a UK cohort
|  | Group 1 (2014) | Group 2 (2016) | Group 1 + Group 2 (2014–2016) |
|---|---|---|---|
Total number HCV-Ab positive | 317 | 325 | 642 |
Total number confirmed positive for active HCV infection (HCV-Ag/HCV RNA positive) | 191 | 162 | 353 |
Number male (% of active infections)a,b | 165 (86.3%) | 132 (81.5%) | 297 (84.1%) |
Age in years (median and IQR)a | 39 (31–49) | 36 (30–46) | 37 (31–48) |
Locationa, c | |||
 - Primary Care | 64 (33.5%) | 46 (28.4%) | 110 (31.2%) |
 - Hospital out-patient | 17 (8.9%) | 17 (5.2%) | 34 (9.6%) |
 - Prison | 61 (31.9%) | 66 (40.7%) | 127 (35.9%) |
 - Hospital in-patientd | 22 (11.5%) | 9 (5.5%) | 31 (8.8%) |
 - Emergency Dept. | 5 (2.6%) | 6 (3.7%) | 11 (3.1%) |
 - Sexual health clinic | 16 (8.4%) | 13 (8.0%) | 29 (8.2%) |
 - Occupational health | 2 (1.0%) | 1 (0.6%) | 3 (0.8%) |
 - Other locationse | 4 (2.1%) | 4 (2.5%) | 8 (2.3%) |
Ethnic origina | |||
- Black | 5 (2.6%) | 1 (0.6%) | 6 (1.7%) |
- Asian | 17 (8.9%) | 7 (4.3%) | 24 (6.8%) |
- European | 149 (78.0%) | 100 (61.7%) | 249 (70.5%) |
- Unknown | 20 (10.5%) | 54 (33.3%) | 74 (21.0%) |