Table 1. HCV genotype distribution according donor demographics, risk factors, and HCV viral load.
| Subtype (%) | ||||||
| Characteristics | Subcategory | 1a n = 57 | 1b n = 81 | 3a n = 32 | Others n = 8 | p-value |
| Sex | Male | 29 (28.7) | 51 (50.5) | 18 (17.8) | 3 (3.0) | 0.45* |
| Female | 28 (36.4) | 30 (39.0) | 14 (18.2) | 5 (6.4) | ||
| Age | 18–29 y | 19 (42.2) | 17 (37.8) | 7 (15.5) | 2 (4.5) | 0.047* |
| 30–39 y | 15 (26.8) | 34 (60.7) | 6 (10.7) | 1 (1.8) | ||
| 40–49 y | 16 (35.6) | 17 (37.8) | 11 (24.4) | 1 (2.2) | ||
| >50 y | 7 (21.9) | 13 (40.6) | 8 (25.0) | 4 (12.5) | ||
| Ethnicity | Mulatto | 7 (26.9) | 16 (61.5) | 2 (7.7) | 1 (3.9) | 0.39* |
| Pardo | 22 (32.8) | 30 (44.8) | 13 (19.4) | 2 (3.0) | ||
| White | 27 (35.2) | 31 (40.3) | 14 (18.2) | 5 (6.5) | ||
| Asian | 0 (0.0) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Missing | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Education | <8 y | 7 (20.6) | 16 (47.1) | 8 (23.5) | 3 (8.8) | 0.77* |
| Completed 8 y | 8 (42.1) | 8 (42.1) | 3 (15.8) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| 11 y | 33 (37.9) | 38 (43.7) | 13 (14.9) | 3 (3.5) | ||
| Technical college | 2 (40.0) | 2 (40.0) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| University course | 6 (24.0) | 13 (52.0) | 4 (16.0) | 2 (8.0) | ||
| Missing | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Blood transfusion | Yes | 5 (25.0) | 8 (40.0) | 7 (35.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.26* |
| No | 52(32.9) | 73(46.2) | 25 (15.8) | 8 (5.1) | ||
| Tattoo | Yes | 11 (34.4) | 14 (43.7) | 4 (12.5) | 3 (9.4) | 0.81* |
| No | 36 (30.0) | 54 (45.0) | 25 (20.8) | 5 (4.2) | ||
| Missing | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Occupational exposure | Yes | 4 (44.4) | 4 (44.4) | 1 (11.2) | 0(0.0) | 0.57* |
| No | 46 (31.3) | 65 (44.2) | 28 (19.1) | 8 (5.4) | ||
| Missing | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sex partner of IVDU | Yes | 0 (0.0) | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.050* |
| No | 45 (31.0) | 64 (44.2) | 28 (19.3) | 8 (5.5) | ||
| Missing | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sex partner of hepatitis+ individual | Yes | 1 (33.4) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 0.49* |
| No | 48 (31.6) | 68 (44.7) | 29 (19.1) | 7 (4.6) | ||
| Missing | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Have given or received money or drugs for sex | Yes | 4 (20.0) | 10 (50.0) | 5 (25.0) | 1 (5.0) | 0.77* |
| No | 46 (33.8) | 59 (43.4) | 24 (17.6) | 7 (5.2) | ||
| Missing | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | ||
| UDIV | Yes | 2 (20.0) | 7 (70.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (10.0) | 0.37* |
| No | 48 (33.1) | 62 (42.8) | 28 (19.3) | 7 (4.8) | ||
| Missing | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | ||
| HBV+ or HCV+ relatives | Yes | 5 (19.3) | 15 (57.7) | 3 (11.5) | 3 (11.5) | 0.10* |
| No | 45 (34.6) | 54 (41.5) | 26 (20.0) | 5 (3.9) | ||
| Missing | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | ||
| HCV RNA (log10 UI/mL) mean | Mean | 5.99 | 6.35 | 5.22 | 6.64 | |
| Subtype 3a vs 1a | 0.0002** | |||||
| Subtype 3a vs 1b | 0.0000** | |||||
*
Pearson’s chi-squared test.
**
Tukey’s t test.