Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study cohort.
| Variable | Patients with Negative HCV Ab (n = 2867) |
Patients with Positive HCV Ab (n = 78) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | |||
| Male | 947 (33) | 25 (32.1) | 0.815 |
| Female | 1920 (67) | 53 (67.9) | |
| Age, years, n (%) | |||
| 18–29 | 284 (9.9) | 1 (1.3) | 0.163 |
| 30–39 | 211 (7.4) | 4 (5.1) | |
| 40–49 | 358 (12.5) | 6 (7.7) | |
| 50–59 | 552 (19.2) | 11 (14.1) | |
| 60–69 | 614 (21.4) | 14 (17.9) | |
| 70–79 | 443 (15.5) | 18 (23.1) | |
| 80–97 | 405 (14.1) | 24 (30.8) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||
| Widowed or divorced | 353 (12.3) | 67 (85.9) | 0.037 |
| Married or living together as a couple | 2514 (87.7) | 11 (14.1) | |
| Social status, n (%) | |||
| Retired persons | 1277 (44.5) | 44 (56.4) | 0.26 |
| Housewives | 810 (28.3) | 28 (35.9) | |
| Employees | 780 (27.2) | 6 (7.7) | |
| Educational status, n (%) | |||
| Subjects without university studies | 2510 (87.5) | 73 (93.6) | 0.188 |
| Subjects with university studies | 357 (12.5) | 5 (6.4) |