TABLE 1.
Liver biopsy recipient characteristics as a function of marijuana smoking status at the time of biopsy
| Characteristic |
Current marijuana smoking
|
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n=102) | No (n=275) | ||
| Age, years | 43.9±9.1 | 46.7±8.1 | <0.01 |
| Weight, kg | 76.9±18.6 | 78.9±18.0 | 0.33 |
| HCV RNA, IU/mL | 2.70±4.26×106 | 2.31±4.28×106 | 0.46 |
| ALT, U/L | 90.3±69.5 | 98.0±96.9 | 0.44 |
| Male sex | 77.5 | 67.6 | 0.06 |
| HCV genotype | 0.02 | ||
| 1 | 81.2 | 67.3 | |
| 2 | 4.0 | 9.5 | |
| 3 | 14.9 | 14.5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| Other | 0 | 2.6 | |
| HIV coinfection | 0.39 | ||
| HIV positive | 13.1 | 10.0 | |
| Race | <0.001 | ||
| White | 95.6 | 74.5 | |
| Black | 0.0 | 10.9 | |
| Asian | 1.1 | 11.4 | |
| Aboriginal | 3.3 | 3.2 | |
| Immigration status | <0.001 | ||
| Immigrant | 3.1 | 31.1 | |
| Injection drug use history | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 74.5 | 53.1 | |
| Alcohol use | <0.001 | ||
| >50 g/day at time of biopsy | 27.6 | 11.8 | |
Data presented as mean ± SD or % unless otherwise indicated. ALT Alanine aminotransferase; HCV Hepatitis C virus