Table 5.
Factors related to HCV and HBV infections assessed by HCV RNA and HBsAg
| HCV RNA and HBsAg | Statistics | P | Multiple comparisons | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both positive (1) | Positive HCV RNA (2) | Positive HBsAg (3) | Both negative (4) | 1&2 | 1&3 | 1&4 | |||
| ( n = 12) | ( n = 215) | ( n = 79) | ( n = 546) | ||||||
| Sex (male/female) | 9/3 | 138/77 | 36/43 | 196/350 | χ2 = 54.658 | <0.001 | 0.547 | 0.057 | 0.011 |
| Age (years) | 57.17 ± 7.88 | 56.13 ± 9.23 | 49.30 ± 9.78 | 49.72 ± 13.41 | F = 16.129 | <0.001 | 0.998 | 0.036 | 0.042 |
| No. of injections (median) | 27.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | χ2 = 410.937 | <0.001 | 0.902 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Time from first injection (years, median) | 29.5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | χ2 = 247.583 | <0.001 | 0.515 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Anti-HBc S/CO ratio | 0.006 | 0.10 | 0.006 | 0.28 | χ2 = 105.000 | <0.001 | 0.014 | 0.923 | <0.001 |