TABLE 3.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antiviral recipient characteristics as a function of marijuana smoking status at the time of treatment initiation
| Characteristic |
Current marijuana smoking
|
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n=96) | No (n=283) | ||
| Age, years | 43.7±9.3 | 44.8±8.9 | 0.30 |
| Weight, kg | 77.5±18.8 | 79.3±18.3 | 0.40 |
| HCV RNA, IU/mL | 2.14±3.29×106 | 1.79±3.33×106 | 0.37 |
| ALT, U/L | 100±73 | 102±94 | 0.83 |
| Male sex | 77.1 | 70.7 | 0.23 |
| Hepatitis C genotype | 0.13 | ||
| 1 | 67.7 | 60.8 | |
| 2 | 5.2 | 13.4 | |
| 3 | 26.0 | 20.8 | |
| 4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | |
| 5,6 | 0 | 1.8 | |
| Biopsy stage | n=68 | n=208 | 0.98 |
| 0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | |
| 1 | 19.1 | 21.6 | |
| 2 | 44.1 | 41.8 | |
| 3 | 20.6 | 18.9 | |
| 4 | 11.8 | 12.5 | |
| HIV coinfection | 0.73 | ||
| HIV positive | 9.4 | 10.6 | |
| Race | <0.01 | ||
| White | 92.0 | 74.4 | |
| Black | 3.4 | 9.4 | |
| Asian | 0 | 13.3 | |
| Aboriginal | 4.6 | 3.0 | |
| Immigration status | <0.001 | ||
| Immigrant | 4.3 | 27.7 | |
| Injection drug history | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 74.0 | 53.7 | |
| Alcohol use on treatment | <0.01 | ||
| (>50 g/day) | 17.7 | 6.7 | |
Data presented as mean ± SD or % unless otherwise indicated. ALT Alanine aminotransferase