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Association between hemodialysis treatment and HCV and HBV infections
| Risk factor | HCV (mean ± SD) | HBV (mean ± SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (N = 8) | Negative (N = 105) | P b | Positive (N = 9) | Negative (N = 104) | P b | |
| Frequency of hemodialysis treatments (days) | 949.4 ± 998.5 | 348 ± 405.5 | 0.029 | 366.1 ± 251.9 | 392.7 ± 504.9 | 0.284 |
| Duration of hemodialysis (months) | 80.1 ± 82.6 | 32.6 ± 37.2 | 0.068 | 32 ± 20 | 36.3 ± 44.6 | 0.351 |
bMann-Whitney U test.
