Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics
| Characteristics | Total N = 4466 N (%) | Outpatient N = 3400 N (%) | Inpatient N = 967 N (%) | Emergency N = 99 N (%) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at HCV diagnosis | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 39 | <.001 |
| Median | 46 | 46 | 47 | 40 | |
| Range | 18–89 | 18–89 | 18–88 | 18–77 | |
| Age groups | |||||
| 18–39 | 1443 (32) | 1090 (32) | 305 (32) | 48 (48) | <.001 |
| 40–69 | 2917 (65) | 2241 (66) | 627 (65) | 49 (49) | |
| ≥70 | 106 (3) | 69 (2) | 35 (4) | 2 (2) | |
| Male | 2911 (65) | 2261 (67) | 594 (61) | 56 (57) | .003 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| White | 1994 (45) | 1500 (44) | 456 (47) | 38 (38) | .23 |
| Black | 1410 (32) | 1068 (31) | 308 (32) | 34 (34) | |
| Latino | 829 (19) | 644 (19) | 164 (17) | 21 (21) | |
| Asian | 129 (3) | 104 (3) | 20 (2) | 5 (5) | |
| Other/Unknown | 104 (2) | 84 (2) | 19 (2) | 1 (1) | |
| History of HIV infection | 431 (10) | 365 (11) | 60 (6) | 6 (6) | <.001 |
| Insurance | |||||
| Public | 2885 (65) | 2103 (62) | 712 (74) | 70 (71) | <.001 |
| Private | 1159 (26) | 952 (28) | 189 (20) | 18 (18) | |
| Other/Unknown | 422 (9) | 345 (10) | 66 (7) | 11 (11) | |
| Birthplace | |||||
| US | 3415 (76) | 2579 (76) | 761 (79) | 75 (76) | 0.054 |
| Non-US | 885 (20) | 698 (21) | 164 (17) | 23 (23) | |
| Unknown | 166 (4) | 123 (4) | 42 (4) | 1 (1) | |
| No. of visits after diagnosis | |||||
| Mean | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | .01 |
| Median | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | |
| Range | 1–258 | 1–258 | 1–221 | 1–194 | |
| Follow-up time, months | |||||
| Mean | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | <.001 |
| Median | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | |
| Range | (0.4–81) | (1–81) | (0.4–79) | (1–79) |
Abbreviations: HCV, hepatitis C virus; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; SD, standard deviation; US, United States.