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. 2015 Feb 19;2015:923194. doi: 10.1155/2015/923194

(b) End-stage liver disease

Characteristicsa Total Screened positive Screened negative Verified ESLD Randomly selected subcohortb
n = 41 463 n = 2024 n = 39 439 n = 645 n = 2422

Demographics
 Median age at enrollment (years, IQR) 39 (33, 46) 41 (36, 48) 39 (33, 45) 43 (36, 50) 39 (33, 45)
 Male sex (n, %) 33 024 80% 1596 79% 31 428 80% 548 85% 1880 78%
 Race and ethnicity (n, %)
  Non-Hispanic black 14 107 34% 764 38% 13 343 34% 180 28% 992 41%
  Non-Hispanic white 17 216 42% 901 45% 16 315 41% 323 50% 985 41%
  Hispanic 4803 12% 207 10% 4596 12% 75 12% 186 8%
  Other/unknown 5337 13% 152 8% 5185 13% 66 10% 277 11%
HIVtransmissionrisk (n, %)c
 Men who have sex with men 20 006 48% 772 38% 19 234 49% 262 41% 1,087 45%
 Injection drug use 6087 15% 581 29% 5506 14% 193 30% 411 17%
 Heterosexual contact 10 576 26% 503 25% 10 073 26% 123 19% 716 30%
 Other/unknown 4794 12% 168 8% 4626 12% 66 10% 226 9%
Hepatitis B/C coinfection
 Hepatitis C infection (n, %) 8392 20% 1035 51% 7357 19% 375 58% 588 24%
 Hepatitis B infection (n, %) 3938 9% 345 17% 3593 9% 151 23% 234 10%

aCharacteristics were measured at enrollment into the cohort with the exception of hepatitis C infection; evidence of hepatitis C infection at enrollment or under observation classified an individual as having infection. Hepatitis B infection was defined by a positive hepatitis B surface antigen or detectable hepatitis B DNA result. Hepatitis C infection was defined as a positive hepatitis C antibody or detectable hepatitis C RNA or genotype result.

bThe subcohort is the group of randomly selected individuals from contributing cohorts, all of whom underwent comprehensive medical record review.

cMen who have sex with men who also reported injection drug use were classified as injection drug use risk.