Table 3.

Disease specific standardized mortality ratios for HCV serological groups vs. BC population

		SNR (n=342,325)	MNR (n=73,476)	REAC (n=27,812)	SERO (n=2,408)	All HCV +ve (n=30,220)
ICD-10	Cause of death	SMR (95% CI)	SMR (95% CI)	SMR (95% CI)	SMR (95% CI)	SMR (95% CI)
A00-B99	Infection	1.57 (1.38 - 1.78)	4.36 (3.55 - 5.30)	31.51 (29.08 - 34.09)	32.09 (19.32 - 50.05)	31.53 (29.14 - 34.07)
C00-D48	Neoplasms	1.35 (1.31 - 1.40)	1.72 (1.59 - 1.87)	2.35 (2.14 - 2.59)	1.98 (0.73 - 4.31)	2.35 (2.13 - 2.58)
D50-D89	Blood/immune	1.82 (1.33 - 2.43)	5.18 (2.83 - 8.71)	7.91 (4.09 - 13.84)	36.40 (0.92 - 202.75)	8.41 (4.48 - 14.39)
E00-E90	Endocrine	1.82 (1.67 - 1.97)	5.29 (4.58 - 6.07)	2.07 (1.48 - 2.82)	3.21 (0.08 - 17.87)	2.09 (1.50 - 2.83)
F00-F99	Mental and behavioural	1.16 (1.02 - 1.31)	2.61 (1.99 - 3.37)	6.79 (5.43 - 8.37)	16.01 (4.35 - 40.98)	6.96 (5.60 - 8.55)
G00-G99	Nervous system	1.05 (0.95 - 1.17)	1.49 (1.11 - 1.95)	1.78 (1.21 - 2.53)	6.96 (0.84 - 25.11)	1.87 (1.29 - 2.62)
I00-I99	Circulatory system	1.42 (1.38 - 1.46)	2.22 (2.06 - 2.40)	2.21 (1.98 - 2.45)	6.04 (3.01 - 10.81)	2.25 (2.03 - 2.50)
J00-J99	Respiratory system	1.29 (1.22 - 1.37)	1.70 (1.44 - 1.99)	2.96 (2.46 - 3.53)	5.36 (0.65 - 19.36)	2.98 (2.48 - 3.55)
K00-K93	Digestive system	2.36 (2.20 - 2.53)	7.40 (6.60 - 8.27)	7.97 (6.91 - 9.14)	10.26 (3.33 - 23.92)	8.01 (6.96 - 9.17)
N00-N99	Genitourinary system	1.95 (1.74 - 2.17)	10.47 (8.96 - 12.16)	4.54 (3.14 - 6.34)	12.21 (0.31 - 68.02)	4.62 (3.22 - 6.42)
R00-R99	Other	0.92 (0.68 - 1.22)	3.48 (2.25 - 5.15)	7.43 (5.15 - 10.39)	21.58 (5.87 - 55.24)	7.99 (5.65 - 10.96)
V01-Y98	External	1.44 (1.34 - 1.54)	2.64 (2.34 - 2.98)	8.58 (7.96 - 9.22)	15.25 (11.72 - 19.51)	8.88 (8.28 - 9.52)

Data sources: BCCDC Public Health Microbiology and Reference Laboratory, BC Ministry of Health Services, and BC Vital Statistics Agency.

SNR=single non-reactive; MNR=multiple non-reactive; REAC=reactive at first test; SERO=seroconverter; SMR=standardized mortality ratio.