Table 1.
Characteristics of the early acute infection subjects* included in the analysis (n-54)
| Characteristic | Number (%)/Median |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 33 (61) |
| Female | 18 (34) |
| Missing | 3 (6) |
| Median Age (years) | 23.9 |
| Genotype | |
| 1a | 32 (57) |
| 2a/b | 5 (9) |
| 3a | 16 (31) |
| 4a | 1 (2) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White Caucasian | 41 (76) |
| Others | 10 (19) |
| Missing | 3 (6) |
| Past history of incarceration | |
| Yes | 21 (39) |
| No | 5 (9) |
| Missing | 28 (52) |
| Most frequently injected drug | |
| Heroin | 15 (28) |
| Other | 8 (15) |
| Missing | 31 (57) |
| Host IL-28B genotype | |
| CC | 22 (41) |
| Others | 15 (28) |
| Missing | 17 (31) |
| Outcome of infection | |
| Spontaneous clearance | 9 (17) |
| Chronic infection | 33 (61) |
| Missing | 12 (22) |
*
each subject contributed a single viraemic sample for the study