Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the sample, stratified by infection status.
| No HBV Infection (n = 40) | Chronic HBV Infection (n = 15) | p-value | |
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| Median Age, years (IQR) | 53.5 (45.5–58.5) | 53 (47–59) | 0.99 |
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| Male gender, n (%) | 20 (50) | 9 (60) | 0.51 |
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| US-born, n (%) | 21 (52.5) | 6 (40) | 0.41 |
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| Marital Status, n (%) | |||
| Married | 14 (35) | 6 (40) | 0.92 |
| Divorced | 6 (15) | 2 (13.3) | |
| Widowed | 2 (5) | 0 | |
| Separated | 9 (22.5) | 3 (20) | |
| Never Married | 8 (20) | 4 (26.7) | |
| Unmarried Partner | 1 (2.5) | 0 | |
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| Employment Status, n (%) | |||
| Employment for wages | 13 (33.3) | 5 (33.3) | 0.003 |
| Self-employed | 8 (20.5) | 0 | |
| Out of work for > 1 year | 7 (18) | 1 (6.7) | |
| Out of work for <1 year | 2 (5.1) | 0 | |
| A homemaker | 0 | 0 | |
| A student | 5 (12.8) | 0 | |
| Retired | 0 | 3 (20) | |
| Unable to work | 4 (10.3) | 6 (40) | |
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| Smoking Status, n (%) | |||
| Current | 6 (15.4) | 2 (13.3) | 0.70 |
| Former | 11 (28.2) | 6 (40) | |
| Never | 22 (56.4) | 7 (46.7) | |
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| Drug Use, n (%) | |||
| None | 28 (71.8) | 9 (64.3) | 0.23 |
| Current | 4 (10.3) | 0 | |
| Past | 7 (18) | 5 (35.7) | |
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| Alcoholic Drinks/Day, n (%) | |||
| Non-drinker | 17 (44.7) | 6 (42.9) | 0.47 |
| Less than 1 | 11 (29) | 5 (35.7) | |
| One | 3 (7.9) | 1 (7.1) | |
| Two | 4 (10.5) | 0 | |
| Three to five | 0 | 1 (7.1) | |
| More than five | 1 (2.6) | 1 (7.1) | |
| Prefer not to comment | 2 (5.3) | 0 | |
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| Highest Education Level, n (%) | |||
| Never attended school | 0 | 2 (13.3) | 0.16 |
| Grades 1–8 | 5 (12.8) | 1 (6.7) | |
| Grades 9–11 | 6 (15.4) | 4 (26.7) | |
| Grade 12/GED | 16 (41) | 2 (13.3) | |
| College (1–3 Years) | 7 (18) | 3 (20) | |
| College Graduate | 3 (7.7) | 2 (13.3) | |
| Grad/Adv Degree | 2 (5.1) | 1 (6.7) | |
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| Median SAHL Score (IQR) | 13 (12–15) | 16 (14–18) | 0.02 |
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| Hypertensive, n (%) | 17 (42.5) | 9 (60) | 0.25 |
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| Obese/Overweight, n (%) | 3 (7.5) | 4 (26.7) | 0.06 |
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| Diabetes, n (%) | 6 (15) | 6 (40) | 0.05 |
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| High Cholesterol, n (%) | 9 (22.5) | 8 (53.3) | 0.03 |
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| Previous non-liver cancer, n (%) | 2 (5) | 2 (13.3) | 0.29 |
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| Other Medical Problem, n (%) | 6 (15) | 5 (35.7) | 0.1 |
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| Seen Liver Specialist, n(%) | 2 (5.1) | 11 (73.3) | <0.001 |
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| Heard of HBV, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 20 (52.6) | 12 (80) | 0.18 |
| No | 17 (44.7) | 3 (20) | |
| Don’t Know | 1 (2.6) | 0 | |
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| Know a person with HBV, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 2 (5.3) | 7 (46.7) | 0.001 |
| No | 34 (89.5) | 8 (53.3) | |
| Don’t Know | 2 (5.3) | 0 | |
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| Know a person with cirrhosis, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 5 (13.5) | 5 (33.3) | 0.19 |
| No | 30 (81.1) | 10 (66.7) | |
| Don’t Know | 2 (5.4) | 0 | |
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| Know a person with HCC, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 9 (24.3) | 3 (20) | 0.92 |
| No | 25 (67.6) | 11 (73.3) | |
| Don’t Know | 3 (8.1) | 1 (6.7) | |
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| Help needed with Questionnaire, n (%) | 13 (41.9) | 2 (16.7) | 0.12 |
Abbreviations: GED = General Education Diploma, HBV = hepatitis B, IQR = interquartile range, SAHL = Short Assessment of Health Literacy, US = United States