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. 2021 Jun 10;16(6):e0252976. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252976

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%