TABLE 1.
Socio-demographic and virologic characteristics of study participants
| Characteristic | HCV+/HIV+ (n = 20) |
HCV+/HIV− (n = 14) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years)a | 53 (36–66) | 44 (28–61)b,c |
| Sex (males/females/trans-gender) | (14/5/1) | (13/1/0) |
| HCV infection | ||
| Duration of HCV infection (years)a | 15 (4–26) | 3 (1–13)b,c |
| HCV viral load (IU/mL)a | 2,529,043 (122,023–31,248,890) |
6,380,734 (19,800–10,611,043) |
| HCV genotype (1a/1b/3a/4a) | 16/2/1/1 | 10/0/4/0 |
| HIV infection | ||
| Duration of HIV infection (years)a | 15 (1–26) | – |
| Duration of ART (years)a | 9 (1–26) | – |
| Sequence of infections | ||
| Prior onset of HCV infection (HCV first) | 9 | – |
| Prior onset of HIV infection (HIV first) | 10 | – |
| Unknown sequence of infection | 1 | – |
a
Median (range).
b
Mann Whitney test.
c
Difference between groups is significant (P value < 0.05).