Table 1. A comparison of the Demographic Characteristics Among Hemodialysis Patients With and Without HCV and HBV Infectionsa.
| Variable | HCV Ab | P Value | HBs Ag | P Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | |||
| Age, y | < 0.001 | 0.71 | ||||
| < 39 | 5 (12.5) | 89 (20.2) | 1 (1.1) | 94 (98.9) | ||
| 59 - 40 | 28 (70) | 161 (36.5) | 4 (2.1) | 198 (97.9) | ||
| > 60 | 7 (17.5) | 191 (43.5) | 5 (2.5) | 193 (97.5) | ||
| Sex | 0.73 | 0.87 | ||||
| Male | 20 (50) | 247 (56) | 5 (2) | 248 (98) | ||
| Female | 20 (50) | 194 (44) | 5 (2.2) | 224 (97.8) | ||
| Residence | 0.67 | 0.72 | ||||
| Rural | 21 (52.5) | 247 (56) | 5 (1.9) | 263 (98.1) | ||
| Urban | 19 (47.5) | 194 (44) | 5 (2.3) | 209 (97.7) | ||
| Duration of dialysis, y | 0.61 | 0.8 | ||||
| ≤ 1 | 44 (10) | 44 (10) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 - 3 | 15 (37.5) | 165 (37.4) | 4 (40) | 4 (40) | ||
| 3 ≥ | 21 (52.5) | 232 (52.6) | 6 (60) | 247 (52.5) | ||
aValues are expressed as No. (%).