Table 1.

Baseline^* Characteristics of Chronic Hepatitis C Patients

Characteristic	All patients n=75,805 n (%)	Diabetics n=10,317 n (%)	Non diabetics n=65,488 n (%)	p value
Male	46,853 (61.81)	7,184 (69.63)	39,669 (60.57)	<.001
Age 18–39	7,930 (10.46)	316 (3.06)	7,614 (11.63)	<.001
40–44	5,636 (7.43)	498 (4.83)	5,138 (7.85)
45–49	12,474 (16.46)	1,423 (13.79)	11,051 (16.87)
50–64	49,765 (65.65)	8,080 (78.32)	41,685 (63.65)
Alcoholic liver disease/alcohol abuse	2,563 (3.38)	357 (3.46)	2,206 (3.37)	0.632
Obesity	3,257 (4.30)	900 (8.72)	2,357 (3.60)	<.001
HBV	617 (0.81)	87 (0.84)	530 (0.81)	0.721
HIV	1,571 (2.07)	153 (1.48)	1,418 (2.17)	<.001
Recent treatment	16,597 (21.89)	1,756 (17.02)	14,841 (22.66)	<.001
Cirrhosis	11,827 (15.60)	2,341 (22.69)	9,486 (14.49)	<.001

^*The baseline period was defined as the first 6 months beginning on the date when the chronic hepatitis C definition was met