Table 3.
Characteristics of positive HCV RNA participants who were and were not aware of their infection
Aware | Not aware | p | |
---|---|---|---|
Survey Participants (n) | 80 | 83 | 0.81 |
Sex (% female, (n)) | 37.5 (30) | 27.7 (23) | 0.18 |
Race/Ethnicity (%, (n)) | |||
Non-Hispanic White | 45.0 (36) | 44.6 (37) | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 31.3 (25) | 37.4 (31) | 0.63 |
Mexican American | 12.5 (10) | 12.1 (10) | |
Other | 11.3 (9) | 6.0 (5) | |
Age (years) | 52.8 ± 10.6 | 52.1 ± 12.7 | 0.70 |
AST (U/L) | 54.9 ± 33.3 | 56.1 ± 39.9 | 0.83 |
ALT (U/L) | 56.8 ± 37.7 | 58.3 ± 43.3 | 0.82 |
Platelets(× 103/μL) | 219.8 ± 78.7 | 230.4 ± 87.7 | 0.42 |
APRI score (n=163) | 1.02 ± 1.16 | 0.96 ± 1.05 | 0.76 |
FIB-4 score (n=163) | 2.24 ± 1.96 | 2.17 ± 2.06 | 0.84 |