Table 2. Comparison of Demographic Features and Risk Factors in Hemodialysis Patients With and Without HCV Infection.

	HCV Infected (n = 16)	Non-Infected (n = 22)	P value
Gender, No. (%)			0.19
Male	12 (75)	12 (54.5)
Female	4 (25)	10 (45.5)
Marital status, No. (%)	5 (31.3)	2 (9.1)	0.64
Single	10 (62.5)	16 (72.7)
Married	1 (6.2)	4 (18.2)
Divorced or separated	46.9 ± 16.7	54.4 ± 16.6
Age of onset of dialysis, y, mean ± SD	62.1 ± 6.5	45.8 ± 8.9	0.41
Duration of dialysis, mo, mean ± SD			0.18
Phlebotomy, No. (%)			0.12
Yes	0 (0)	3 (13.6)
No	16 (100)	19 (86.4)
Extramarital sex, No. (%)			0.21
Yes	0 (0)	2 (9.1)
No	16 (100)	20 (90.9)
Drug injection, No. (%)			0.73
Yes	2 (12.5)	2 (9.1)
No	14 (87.5)	20 (90.9)
Blood transfusion, No. (%)			0.008
Yes	14 (87.5)	10 (45.5)
No	2 (12.5)	12 (54.5)