TABLE 2—
Variable | Totala (n = 29 544), No. (%) | Born Before 1945 (n = 2283), No. (%) | Born From 1945 to 1965 (n = 19 074), No. (%) | Born After 1965 (n = 8172), No. (%) |
Injection drug use | 18 352 (62) | 477 (21) | 11 350 (60) | 6516 (80) |
Elevated liver enzyme(s) | 11 616 (39) | 1238 (54) | 8255 (43) | 2119 (26) |
Receipt of blood or blood products before 1992 | 3793 (13) | 851 (37) | 2508 (13) | 432 (5) |
Hemodialysis | 630 (2) | 149 (7) | 425 (2) | 55 (1) |
Transplant history before 1992 | 148 (1) | 20 (1) | 95 (< 1) | 33 (< 1) |
Mother-to-child transmission | 6 (< 1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (< 1) |
Health care exposure | 136 (< 1) | 17 (1) | 84 (< 1) | 35 (< 1) |
> 1 CDC risk indicator | 4889 (17) | 455 (20) | 3438 (18) | 995 (12) |
Note. CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The variables were obtained from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.7
Birth year data missing for 15 cases. Indications may add up to greater than 100% because more than 1 risk indication may be specified.