Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the study sample (after 1:5 matching).
| Variable | Proportion Affected among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis (N, %) |
Proportion Affected among Patients without Chronic Hepatitis (N, %) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hepatitis B | |||
| N | 3136 | 15,680 | |
| Age (Mean, SD) | 50.2 (14.6) | 50.1 (14.6) | 0.945 |
| Age ≤ 40 | 855 (27.3) | 4278 (27.3) | 0.995 |
| Age 41–50 | 763 (24.3) | 3799 (24.2) | |
| Age 51–60 | 757 (24.1) | 3766 (24.0) | |
| Age > 60 | 761 (24.5) | 3837 (24.5) | |
| Men (%) | 1485 (47.3) | 7394 (47.2) | 0.840 |
| Women (%) | 1651 (52.7) | 8286 (52.8) | |
| Diabetes | 541 (17.3) | 2685 (17.1) | 0.863 |
| Obesity | 397 (12.7) | 2004 (12.8) | 0.853 |
| Yearly consultation frequency | 6.4 (4.1) | 6.4 (4.1) | 0.746 |
| Hepatitis C | |||
| N | 2867 | 14,335 | |
| Age (Mean, SD) | 50.8 (14.6) | 50.8 (14.6) | 0.959 |
| Age ≤ 40 | 766 (26.7) | 3853 (26.9) | 0.994 |
| Age 41–50 | 737 (25.7) | 3662 (25.6) | |
| Age 51–60 | 685 (23.9) | 3.405 (23.7) | |
| Age > 60 | 679 (23.7) | 3415 (23.8) | |
| Men (%) | 1143 (39.9) | 5706 (39.8) | 0.950 |
| Women (%) | 1724 (60.1) | 8629 (60.2) | |
| Diabetes | 434 (15.2) | 2158 (15.1) | 0.909 |
| Obesity | 218 (7.6) | 1074 (7.5) | 0.836 |
| Yearly consultation frequency | 7.2 (4.5) | 7.2 (4.5) | 0.932 |