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. 2019 Aug 12;11(8):e5373. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5373

Table 1. Chronic hepatitis C inpatients by cannabis use disorder.

CUD: cannabis use disorder; HIV/AIDS: human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Variable Non-CUD (%) CUD (%) Total (%) P value
Inpatients 30522 1101 31623 -
Age at admission
15 – 24 years 0.6 0 0.6 <0.001
25 – 34 years 2.8 8.2 3.0
35 – 44 years 11.4 12.7 11.4
45 – 54 years 85.2 79.1 85.0
Sex
Male 67.0 73.2 67.2 <0.001
Female 33.0 26.8 32.8
Race
Caucasian 59.2 59.9 59.3 <0.001
African American 10.9 8.5 10.8
Hispanic 23.8 24.6 23.8
Other 6.1 7.0 6.1
Median household income, in percentile
Below 50th 65.7 67.2 65.7 0.299
Above 50th 34.3 32.8 34.3
Comorbid risk factors
HIV/AIDS 2.7 3.8 2.7 0.022
Hepatitis B 2.7 3.7 2.8 0.049
Alcohol use disorder 35.9 55.0 36.6 <0.001
Diabetes 24.6 18.6 24.3 <0.001
Obesity 10.0 8.5 10.0 0.086