Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of hepatitis C virus-infected death cases and controls n (%)

Variable	Cases (n = 144)	Controls (n = 576)	P value
Age (median)	64 (31-85)	64 (31-87)	0.821
Male	105 (72.92)	420 (72.92)	1
Female	39 (27.08)	156 (27.08)	1
Han nationality	135 (93.75)	544 (94.44)	NA
Anti-HIV antibody	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA
HCV RNA positive	95 (65.97)	444 (77.08)	NA
HCV RNA negative	25 (17.36)	121 (21.01)	NA
HCV RNA not determined	24 (16.67)	11 (1.91)	NA
Anti-HCV antibody positive	144 (100)	576 (100)	NA

HCV: Hepatitis C virus; NA: Not applicable; HIV: Human immunoddficiency virus.