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p<0.05 means significant; SD: standard deviation; HCV: hepatitis C virus; n, number of patients
| Risk factor | HCV positive | HCV negative | p Value |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 50.67 ± 9.550 | 52.74 ± 12.153 | 0.380 |
| Dialysis duration (mean ± SD) | 1.63 ± 0.928 | 1.81 ± 1.056 | 0.386 |
| Blood transfusion (n,%) | 21 (11.35%) | 116 (62.7%) | 0.580 |
| Dialysis outside (n,%) | 25 (13.51%) | 77 (41.62%) | 0.001 |
