Table 1 Demographics of subjects with and without detected levels of peripheral blood Hepatitis C virus (HCV) or HIV RNA.
From: Hepatitis C and HIV detection by blood RNA-sequencing in cohort of smokers
HCV detected (n = 228) | HCV not detected (n = 3756) | Statistical tests | |
|---|---|---|---|
Liver disease reported * | 77 # | 112 ## | p value < 0.0001 hypergeometric test |
Liver disease not reported * | 151 | 3644 | |
Age (years) | 59.9 ± 5.2 | 65.6 ± 8.9 | p value < 0.0001 t-test |
Sex (% Male/n) | 67.5% / 154 | 49.5% / 1858 | p value < 0.0001 Fisher's Exact Test |
Race (% AA/n) | 67.5% / 154 | 24.4% / 918 | p value < 0.0001 Fisher's Exact Test |
Current smoking—yes (%/n) | 68.9% / 157 | 33.1% / 1245 | p value < 0.0001 Fisher's Exact Test |
Comorbidity score ** (range 0–14) | 2.40 ± 1.91 | 2.90 ± 1.97 | p value = 0.00013 t-test |
HIV detected (n = 30) | HIV not detected (n = 3954) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
HIV infection self-reported * | 22 @ | 83 @@ | p value < 0.0001 hypergeometric test |
HIV infection not self-reported * | 8 | 3871 | |
Age (years) | 57.2 ± 5.1 | 65.3 ± 8.8 | p value < 0.0001 t-test |
Sex (% Male/n) | 60% / 18 | 50% / 1994 | p value = 0.36 Fisher's Exact Test |
Race (% AA/n) | 83% / 25 | 26% / 1047 | p value < 0.0001 Fisher's Exact Test |
Current smoking—yes (%/n) | 70% / 21 | 35% / 1381 | p value < 0.0001 Fisher's Exact Test |
Comorbidity score ** (range 0–14) | 2.43 ± 1.83 | 2.88 ± 1.97 | p value = 0.2 t-test |
