Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics among 5,772 CHeCS hepatitis C viremic patients
| Variables | Overall n (%) |
|---|---|
| Total | 5722 |
| Birth year | |
| 1965 through 1984 | 1037 (18.0) |
| 1955 through 1964 | 1978 (34.3) |
| 1945 through 1954 | 2267 (39.3) |
| ≤1944 | 490 (8.5) |
| Male | 3252 (56.3) |
| Race | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 3549 (61.5) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1484 (25.7) |
| Other | 739 (12.8) |
| Median Yearly Household Income | |
| <30,000 | 1320 (22.9) |
| ≥30,000 and <50,000 | 2663 (46.1) |
| ≥50,000 and <75,000 | 1313 (22.7) |
| ≥75,000 | 347 (6.0) |
| Unknown | 129 (2.2) |
| Insurance | |
| Medicaid only | 722 (12.5) |
| Medicare or Medicare plus | 1373 (23.8) |
| Private | 3339 (57.8) |
| No insurance | 247 (4.3) |
| Unknown | 91 (1.6) |
| Genotype | |
| 1a | 1905 (33.0) |
| 2,3,5,6 | 823 (14.3) |
| Other or unknown | 3044 (52.7) |
| Ever received HCV treatment | 2082 (36.1) |
| Fib4 in groups* | |
| <1.6 | 2517 (43.6) |
| ≥1.6 and <2.5 | 1329 (23.0) |
| ≥2.5 and <3.25 | 558 (9.7) |
| ≥3.25 and ≤5.88 | 761 (13.2) |
| >5.88 | 607 (10.5) |
| Hypertension | 2448 (42.4) |
| Diabetes | 1463 (25.3) |
| Cryoglobulinemia | 50 (0.9) |
| Vasculitis | 13 (0.2) |
| Nephrotic syndrome | 19 (0.3) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 319 (5.5) |
| Dialysis | 25 (0.4) |
| eGFR* | |
| <30 | 133 (2.3) |
| 30–80 | 1788 (31.2) |
| >80 | 3851 (67.3) |