Table 1. Chronic HCV infection rate, spontaneous clearance rate, and LTC according to patient characteristics.
Chronic HCV screening | |||
Number of tests performed | 4525 | ||
Number of patients with positive HCV antibodies | 131 (2.90%) | ||
Number of patients with positive HCV RNA | 43 (0.95%) | ||
Chronic HCV infection rate | |||
Male | Female | p = 0.01 | |
1.34% | 0.60% | ||
Spontaneous clearance rate | |||
Univariate analysis | Multivariable logistic regression | ||
Male | Female | p = 0.17 | |
60.0% | 72.3% | ||
Opioid use | Non-opioid use | p = 0.02 | p = 0.03 |
48.6% | 72.0% | ||
Tobacco use | Non-tobacco use | p = 0.01 | p = 0.37 |
56.6% | 80.5% | ||
Linkage to care per insurance status | |||
Private insurance | Medicare/Medicaid | No insurance | p = 0.06 |
60.0% | 73.3% | 0% |