Table 1. Comparison of Variables Between HGV Positive and Negative Patients ^a.

Variable	HGV Positive	HGV Negative	P Value
Ratio, male/female, No.	1/5	72/47	0.045
Age, mean ± SD, y	55.00 ± 18.56	62.52 ± 14.65	0.236
Dialysis onset, mean ± SD, mo	38.17 ± 33.92	24.07 ± 30.65	0.18
Dialysis duration, mean ± SD, h	12.00 ± 0.01	10.72 ± 1.85	0.001 >
DM, %	16.66	50.42	0.115
Familial history positive of viral hepatitis, %	0	2.58	0.858

^a Abbreviations: DM, diabetes; HGV, hepatitis G virus.