Table 1 Main characteristics of the population studied, according to HCV infection status and HIV coinfection status.

From: Evaluation of dried blood spot samples for screening of hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus in a real-world setting

 

Non-infected volunteers

HCV-monoinfected patients

HIV/HCV-coinfected patients

No.

31

68

40

Male

12 (38.7%)

45 (66.2%)

36 (90%)

Age

35.0 (26.0; 51.5)

51.8 (45.4; 58.5)

46.2 (42.1; 50.6)

HCV genotype

 1a

—

17 (25%)

19 (47.5%)

 1b

—

25 (36.8%)

3 (7.5%)

 2

—

6 (8.8%)

1 (2.5%)

 3

—

10 (14.7%)

11 (27.5%)

 4

—

9 (13.2%)

6 (15%)

 5

—

1 (1.5%)

0 (0.0%)

Log10 HCV viral load (IU/ml)

—

6.00 (5.31; 6.38)

6.50 (5.48; 6.84)

CD4+ T-cells/mm3

—

—

536 (373; 682)

HIV viral load <37 copias/ml

—

—

29 (72.5%)

  1. Values are shown as absolute count (percentage) or median (percentile 25; percentile 75).
  2. Abbreviations: HCV, hepatitis C virus; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; p25, 25th percentile; p75, 75th percentile.
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