TABLE 1.

Cohort Characteristics

Characteristic	Coinfection (n = 75)	HIV (n = 59)	HCV (n = 69)
Average Age, yrs	46.4*	41.2	48.7
Male, %	95†	80	57
White, %	44†	51	80
Ever used injection drugs, %	71†	5	42
Mean (SD) alcohol use, drinks/month	21.9 (66.4)	12.3 (25.9)	9.3 (38.7)
Heterosexual, %	48†	29	99
Education beyond high school, %	33†	49	58
Employed, %	32‡	31	64
CD4 cell count
Mean (SD), cells/μL	443 (287)	394 (337)
≤50 cells/μL, %	7	7
51–200 cells/μL, %	15	27
201–500 cells/μL, %	44	37
>500 cells/μL, %	35	29
HIV disease stage
AIDS, %	41*	17
Symptomatic, %	5	5
Asymptomatic, %	54	78
Undetectable HIV viral load, %	57	56
Ever treated for HCV, %	13‡		67
Undetectable HCV viral load, %	17		19

^*The coinfection value is significantly different from the HIV value (P < 0.05).

^†The coinfection value is significantly different from both the HIV and HCV values (P < 0.05).

^‡The coinfection value is significantly different from the HCV value (P < 0.05).