Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of referred patients.
| All | Failure in LTC | Successful LTC | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 824 | N = 200 | N = 624 | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Age (years) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 48.5 (13.5) | 45.1 (13.9) | 49.6 (13.2) | <0.0001 |
| Age (by decade) | 0.003 | |||
| 18–29 | 105 (13) | 35 (18) | 70 (11) | |
| 30–39 | 137 (17) | 45 (23) | 92 (15) | |
| 40–49 | 112 (14) | 25 (13) | 87 (14) | |
| 50–59 | 282 (34) | 62 (31) | 220 (35) | |
| 60+ | 188 (23) | 33 (17) | 155 (25) | |
| Sex | 0.22 | |||
| Male | 468 (57) | 121 (61) | 347 (56) | |
| Female | 356 (43) | 79 (40) | 277 (44) | |
| Race | 0.005 | |||
| White | 551 (67) | 137 (69) | 414 (66) | |
| Black | 182 (22) | 34 (17) | 148 (24) | |
| Other | 61 (7) | 14 (7) | 47 (8) | |
| Unknown | 30 (4) | 15 (8) | 15 (2) | |
| Insurance | 0.001 | |||
| Private | 127 (15) | 21 (11) | 106 (17) | |
| Medicaid | 182 (22) | 39 (20) | 143 (23) | |
| Medicare | 133 (16) | 23 (12) | 110 (18) | |
| Uninsured | 382 (46) | 117 (59) | 265 (42) | |
| Close proximity | 221 (27) | 55 (28) | 166 (27) | 0.87 |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Cirrhosis | 84 (10) | 6 (3) | 80 (13) | <0.001 |
| HIV | 67 (8) | 11 (6) | 56 (9) | 0.12 |
| Hepatitis B | 22 (3) | 1 (1) | 21 (3) | 0.07 |
| Substance Use | 184 (22) | 41 (21) | 143 (23) | 0.48 |
| Referral Sourcea | 0.11 | |||
| Internal | 204 (43) | 66 (44) | 138 (43) | |
| Community Providers | 144 (31) | 38 (25) | 106 (33) | |
| Health Department | 76 (16) | 33 (22) | 43 (13) | |
| Self/Family | 39 (8) | 11 (7) | 28 (9) | |
| Free Clinic | 7 (2) | 3 (2) | 4 (1) | |
| Genotypeb | 0.07 | |||
| 1 | 470 (88) | 37 (77) | 433 (89) | |
| 2 | 31 (6) | 7 (15) | 24 (5) | |
| 3 | 34 (6) | 4 (8) | 30 (6) | |
| 4 | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | |
| 6 | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) |
a
Referral data available for N = 470 individuals.
b
Genotype data available for N = 537 individuals.
LTC, Linkage to Care; HIV, human Immunodeficiency Virus.
Statistical analyses for categorical variable included chi-square analysis or Fisher's exact, if a value <5 was included in that analysis. For mean age, Student's T-test was performed.