Table 1.
Characteristics of Patients (N = 366) by Discussion and Treatment of Hepatitis C
| Not Treated | ||||
| Characteristics | Total (N = 366) No. (%) | Treated (n = 55) o. (%) | Discussed (n = 179) No. (%) | Not Discussed (n = 132) No. (%) |
| Male | 226 (62) | 37 (67) | 106 (59) | 83 (64) |
| Female | 140 (38) | 18 (33) | 73 (41) | 49 (36) |
| Mean age at diagnosis, y | 40.2 | 40.1 | 39.2 | 41.4 |
| Education* | ||||
| <12 y | 131 (36) | 8 (15) | 67 (37) | 56 (43) |
| College | 212 (58) | 44 (80) | 102 (57) | 66 (51) |
| College graduate | 20 (5) | 3 (5) | 10 (6) | 7 (6) |
| Race* | ||||
| White | 277 (76) | 48 (87) | 130 (74) | 99 (75) |
| Others | 89 (24) | 7 (13) | 49 (26) | 33 (25) |
| Current status | ||||
| Alive | 251 (69) | 46 (84) | 135 (75) | 70 (53) |
| Dead | 42 (11) | 4 (7) | 14 (8) | 24 (18) |
| No contact for 2 years | 73 (29) | 5 (9) | 30 (17) | 38 (29) |
| Risk factors† | ||||
| Blood exposure | 89 (24) | 29 (53) | 33 (18) | 27 (21) |
| Intravenous drug use | 156 (43) | 53 (98) | 52 (31) | 51 (39) |
| Cocaine use* | 118 (32) | 9 (8) | 25 (14) | 27 (21) |
| Multiple sex partners‡ | 119 (32) | 38 (75) | 38 (21) | 43 (33) |
| Health care worker* | 43 (12) | 19 (35) | 20 (11) | 4 (3) |
| Immigrant§ | 44 (12) | 5 (9) | 23 (13) | 16 (12) |
| Tattoo§ | 60 (16) | 19 (35) | 25 (14) | 16 (12) |
* P <.01.
† Patients may have more than 1 risk factor listed.
‡ More than 6 partners per year.
§ Possible risk factors for hepatitis C infection.