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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population at Jordan University Hospital (2007–2018) stratified by HCV genotype

From: An update on hepatitis C virus genotype distribution in Jordan: a 12-year retrospective study from a tertiary care teaching hospital in Amman

Characteristic

Total

1

2

3

4

Others1

N2 (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Total3

259 (100)

87 (33.6)

9 (3.5)

16 (6.2)

142 (54.8)

5 (1.9)

Age (median)

52

50

62

55

51

55

Gender

Male

130 (50.2)

45 (51.7)

6 (66.7)

10 (62.5)

67 (47.2)

2 (40)

Female

129 (49.8)

42 (48.8)

3 (33.3)

6 (37.5)

75 (52.8)

3 (60)

Governorate

Irbid

3 (1.2)

2 (2.3)

0

0

1 (0.7)

0

Jerash

2 (0.8)

1 (1.1)

0

0

1 (0.7)

0

Balqa

41 (15.8)

11 (12.6)

0

2 (12.5)

27 (19.0)

1 (20.0)

Amman

142 (54.8)

44 (50.6)

8 (88.9)

9 (56.3)

79 (55.6)

2 (40.0)

Zarqa

36 (13.9)

14 (16.1)

0

3 (18.8)

19 (13.4)

0

Madaba

6 (2.3)

3 (3.4)

0

0

3 (2.1)

0

Karak

7 (2.7)

3 (3.4)

0

0

3 (2.1)

1 (20.0)

Tafilah

5 (1.9)

1 (1.1)

0

0

4 (2.8)

0

Ma’an

2 (0.8)

1 (1.1)

0

0

1 (0.7)

0

Aqaba

3 (1.2)

2 (2.3)

0

0

1 (0.7)

0

Unknown

12 (4.6)

5 (5.7)

1 (11.1)

2 (12.5)

3 (2.1)

1 (20.0)

Quarter

Q14

88 (34.0)

27 (31.0)

6 (66.7)

8 (50.0)

44 (31.0)

3 (60.0)

Q2

67 (25.9)

21 (24.1)

2 (22.2)

3 (18.8)

41 (28.9)

0

Q3

50 (19.3)

16 (18.4)

0

3 (18.8)

31 (21.8)

0

Q4

54 (20.8)

23 (26.4)

1 (11.1)

2 (12.5)

26 (18.3)

2 (40.0)

  1. 1 Others: Other HCV genotypes include non-(1, 2, 3 or 4) genotypes; 2 N: number; 3 Total: The total number of unique individuals with positive HCV genotyping results. Four individuals with mixed infections were excluded from the description of the study subjects; 4 Q: Quarter