Table 1. Epidemiological characteristics of patients included in the study.
| HIV status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | All patients | HCV-monoinfected | HIV/HCV-coinfected | N/A |
| No. | 2568 | 1489 (58.0%) | 875 (34.1%) | 204 (7.9%) |
| Age (years) | 49.4±8.3 | 49.5±0.2 | 48.9±0.2 | 49.9±0.5 |
| Gender (male) | 2041 (79.4%) | 1189 (79.9%) | 689 (78.7%) | 163 (79.9%) |
| Original nationality | ||||
| Spanish | 2179 (84.9%) | 1321 (88.7%) | 677 (77.4%) | 181 (88.7%) |
| Foreign | 53 (2.05%) | 34 (2.3%) | 13 (1.5%) | 6 (2.9%) |
| Unknown | 336 (13.05%) | 134 (9.0%) | 185 (21.1%) | 17 (8.3%) |
Values were expressed as absolute count (percentage) and mean ± mean standard error. Abbreviations: HCV, hepatitis C virus; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; N/A, HIV status not available.