Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of HIV infected veterans included in analyses, by HCV status.
| Variable | HCV+ | HCV− | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number available | Mean (SD) or N (%) | Number available | Mean (SD) or N (%) | ||
| Age (yrs) | 5251 | 50 (7) | 2788 | 49 (7) | <0.0001 |
| Male | 5251 | 5146 (98%) | 2788 | 2745 (98%) | 0.15 |
| White | 5251 | 1398 (27%) | 2788 | 975 (35%) | <0.0001 |
| Black | 5251 | 3146 (60%) | 2788 | 1510 (54%) | |
| Hispanic | 5251 | 435 (8%) | 2788 | 160 (6%) | |
| Smoking | 5251 | 1068 (20%) | 2788 | 480 (17%) | 0.001 |
| Hypertension | 5251 | 1674 (32%) | 2788 | 800 (29%) | 0.003 |
| Diabetes | 5251 | 729 (14%) | 2788 | 297 (11%) | <0.0001 |
| CKD | 5251 | 1100 (21%) | 2788 | 520 (19%) | 0.015 |
| COPD | 5251 | 404 (8%) | 2788 | 167 (6%) | 0.005 |
| Anemia | 5251 | 2718 (52%) | 2788 | 1215 (44%) | <0.0001 |
| CAD | 5251 | 213 (4%) | 2788 | 104 (4%) | 0.48 |
| PVD | 5251 | 97 (2%) | 2788 | 41 (1%) | 0.22 |
| Stroke | 5251 | 68 (1% ) | 2788 | 34 (1%) | 0.77 |
| Cancer or history | 5251 | 474 (9%) | 2788 | 291 (10%) | 0.04 |
| DLD | 4279 | 1093 (26%) | 2347 | 465 (20%) | <0.0001 |
| Drug abuse | 5251 | 2052 (39%) | 2788 | 513 (18%) | <0.0001 |
| Alcohol abuse | 5251 | 1451 (28%) | 2788 | 434 (16%) | <0.0001 |
| Major depression | 5251 | 561 (11%) | 2788 | 269 (10%) | 0.15 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 5143 | 24.7 (5.7) | 2743 | 25.4 (4.5) | <0.0001 |
| CD4 count (cells/uL) | 3582 | 355 (290) | 1972 | 366 (296) | 0.15 |
| HIV RNA (copies/uL) | 2745 | 69812 (123540) | 1379 | 70143 (128887) | 0.94 |
| Leukocyte count (cells/uL) | 4973 | 5.5 (2.5) | 2556 | 5.7 (2.5) | 0.0005 |
| AST (IU/L) | 4996 | 70 (138) | 2637 | 47 (115) | <0.0001 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 4979 | 64 (104) | 2611 | 46 (120) | <0.0001 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4818 | 3.60 (0.68) | 2447 | 3.87 (0.69) | <0.0001 |
ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate transaminase; BMI: body mass index; CAD: coronary artery disease; CKD: chronic kidney disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DLD: decompensated liver disease; PVD: peripheral vascular disease.