Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and bivariate associations of New York City jail inmates testing antibody positive for HCV, June 13, 2013, to June 13, 2014
| Inmates, No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Screenedb (n = 10 790) | Testing HCV Antibody Positivec (n = 2221) | P Valuea |
| Median age (range), y | 48 (16-86) | 50 (18-86) | |
| Birth year | <.001 | ||
| >1985 | 1400 (13.0) | 83 (5.9) | |
| 1976-1985 | 1652 (15.3) | 367 (22.2) | |
| 1966-1975 | 2217 (20.5) | 525 (23.7) | |
| 1956-1965d | 4566 (42.3) | 876 (19.2) | |
| 1946-1955d | 868 (8.0) | 341 (39.3) | |
| <1946 | 87 (0.8) | 29 (33.3) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 9275 (86.0) | 1856 (20.0) | <.001 |
| Female | 1515 (14.0) | 365 (24.1) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic black | 5631 (52.2) | 712 (12.6) | <.001 |
| Hispanic | 3439 (31.9) | 1017 (29.6) | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 1368 (12.7) | 461 (33.7) | |
| Asian American/Pacific Islander | 138 (1.3) | 9 (6.5) | |
| Other | 214 (2.0) | 22 (10.3) | |
| Drug usee | |||
| Injection drug use | 1959 (18.2) | 1324 (67.6) | <.001 |
| Non–injection drug use | 6174 (57.2) | 722 (11.7) | |
| No drug use | 2657 (24.6) | 175 (6.6) | |
| Homelessnesse | 998 (9.2) | 298 (29.9) | <.001 |
| Recidivism | 1414 (13.1) | 497 (35.1) | <.001 |
| Mental illnesse | 3744 (34.7) | 1003 (26.8) | <.001 |
| Never completed high schoole | 4599 (42.6) | 1038 (22.6) | <.001 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus infection | 1197 (11.1) | 331 (27.7) | <.001 |
Abbreviation: HCV, hepatitis C virus.
aSignificance between risk groups.
bPercentages may not total to 100 because of rounding.
cRow percentages.
dBirth cohort.
eBased on self-report.