Table 2.
Characteristics associated with lack of HCV RNA testing among HCV Diagnosed individuals in BC, Canada, 1992–2012.
| All HCV Diagnosed |
HCV RNA Tested |
Not HCV RNA Tested |
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
Adjusteda OR (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| n (row %)b | 54,902 (100) | 40,656 (74.1) | 14,246 (25.9) | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 35,430 (64.5) | 25,692 (63.0) | 9801 (68.8) | 1.29 (1.24,1.35) | 1.23 (1.18,1.28) |
| Female | 19,472 (35.5) | 15,027 (37.0) | 4445 (31.2) | ref | ref |
| Birth Cohort | |||||
| < 1945 | 3252 (5.9) | 2181 (5.4) | 1071 (7.5) | 1.94 (1.76,2.13) | 1.88 (1.70,2.07) |
| 1945–1964 | 33,738 (61.5) | 25,035 (61.6) | 8703 (61.1) | 1.37 (1.28,1.47) | 1.34 (1.25,1.44) |
| 1965–1974 | 11,659 (21.2) | 8451 (20.8) | 3208 (22.5) | 1.50 (1.39,1.61) | 1.49 (1.38,1.61) |
| ≥ 1975 | 6253 (11.4) | 4989 (12.3) | 1264 (8.9) | ref | ref |
| HIV/AIDS Coinfection | |||||
| Yes | 3178 (5.8) | 2605 (6.4) | 573 (4.0) | 0.61 (0.56,0.67) | 0.63 (0.57,0.69) |
| No/Unknown | 51,724 (94.2) | 38,051 (93.6) | 13,673 (96.0) | ref | ref |
| HBV Coinfection | |||||
| Yes | 2104 (3.8) | 1346 (3.3) | 758 (5.3) | 1.64 (1.50,1.80) | 1.67 (1.52,1.83) |
| No/Unknown | 52,798 (96.2) | 39,310 (96.7) | 13,488 (94.7) | ref | ref |
| Active TB | |||||
| Yes | 292 (0.5) | 232 (0.6) | 60 (0.4) | 0.84 (0.64,1.10) | 0.99 (0.75, 1.30) |
| No/Unknown | 54,610 (99.5) | 40,424 (99.4) | 14,186 (99.6) | ref | ref |
| Major Mental Health Diagnosis | |||||
| Yes | 16,550 (30.1) | 13,135 (32.3) | 3415 (24.0) | 0.66 (0.63,0.69) | 0.70 (0.67,0.73) |
| No/Unknown | 38,352 (69.9) | 27,521 (67.7) | 10,831 (76.0) | ref | ref |
| Problematic Alcohol Use | |||||
| Yes | 19,624 (35.7) | 14,895 (36.6) | 4729 (33.2) | 0.86 (0.83,0.90) | 0.96 (0.92,1.01) |
| No/Unknown | 35,278 (64.3) | 25,761 (63.4) | 9517 (66.8) | ref | ref |
| Illicit Drug Use | |||||
| Yes | 28,243 (51.4) | 21,269 (52.3) | 6974 (49.0) | 0.87 (0.84,0.91) | 1.08 (1.03,1.13) |
| No/Unknown | 26,659 (48.6) | 19,387 (47.7) | 7272 (51.0) | ref | ref |
| Material Deprivation Quintilec | |||||
| Q1 (most privileged) | 7006 (12.8) | 5425 (13.3) | 1581 (11.1) | ref | ref |
| Q2 | 8347 (15.2) | 6268 (15.4) | 2079 (14.6) | 1.01 (0.94,1.08) | 1.00 (0.94,1.08) |
| Q3 | 9557 (17.4) | 7213 (17.7) | 2344 (16.5) | 1.01 (0.95,1.09) | 1.01 (0.94,1.08) |
| Q4 | 12,086 (22.0) | 9133 (22.5) | 2953 (20.7) | 1.11 (1.04,1.19) | 1.10 (1.02,1.17) |
| Q5 (most deprived) | 15,665 (28.5) | 11,591 (28.5) | 4074 (28.6) | 0.98 (0.91,1.05) | 0.99 (0.92,1.06) |
| Unknown | 2241 (4.1) | 1026 (2.5) | 1215 (8.5) | 2.52 (2.30,2.76) | 2.46 (2.24,2.69) |
a
Adjusted for all covariates listed in multivariable logistic regression.
b
All percentages displayed are column percent, except for the first row, which is row percent
c
At the time of diagnosis.