Table 1.
Patient and admission characteristics by screening eligibility in a study on routine HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening to estimate the effect of required consent on HIV screening rates among hospitalized patients, Bronx, New York, 2015-2016 a
| Characteristic | Group A (n = 3988) | Group B (n = 948) | Group C (n = 1240) | Group D (n = 3800) | Group E (n = 1962) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median (IQR), y | 57.7 (53.9-61.5) | 58.7 (54.8-62.2) | 56.8 (53.2-60.6) | 38.9 (30.6-45.3) | 67.8 (66.4-69.3) |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 1931 (48.4) | 526 (55.5) | 688 (55.5) | 1947 (51.2) | 961 (49.0) |
| Male | 2057 (51.6) | 422 (44.5) | 552 (44.5) | 1853 (48.8) | 1001 (51.0) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1189 (29.8) | 318 (33.5) | 431 (34.8) | 962 (25.3) | 578 (29.5) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 558 (14.0) | 97 (10.2) | 81 (6.5) | 353 (9.3) | 327 (16.7) |
| Hispanic | 970 (24.3) | 335 (35.3) | 518 (41.8) | 1153 (30.3) | 523 (26.7) |
| Other b | 869 (21.8) | 140 (14.8) | 147 (11.9) | 916 (24.1) | 366 (18.7) |
| Missing/unknown | 402 (10.1) | 58 (6.1) | 63 (5.1) | 416 (10.9) | 168 (8.6) |
| Admission service | |||||
| Medicine | 2697 (67.6) | 639 (67.4) | 953 (76.9) | 2006 (52.8) | 1467 (74.8) |
| Surgery | 1049 (26.3) | 260 (27.4) | 222 (17.9) | 1375 (36.2) | 398 (20.3) |
| Neurology, psychiatry, or gynecology | 242 (6.1) | 49 (5.2) | 65 (5.2) | 419 (11.0) | 97 (4.9) |
| Length of stay, median (IQR), d | 3 (1-6) | 3 (2-6) | 3 (1-5) | 2 (1-5) | 3 (2-7) |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.
All data were extracted from the electronic health record system of Montefiore Health System, Bronx, New York. Group A, appropriate age and year of birth for both HIV and HCV screening but had no previous test for either (eligible for both HIV and HCV prompts); group B, appropriate age and year of birth for both HIV and HCV screening, had previous HCV test but no previous HIV test (eligible for HIV prompt); group C, appropriate age and year of birth for both HIV and HCV screening, had previous HIV test but no previous HCV test (eligible for HCV prompt); group D, appropriate age for HIV screening but no previous HIV test (eligible for HIV prompt); and group E, appropriate year of birth for HCV screening but no previous HCV test (eligible for HCV prompt). Values are number (percentage) unless otherwise indicated. Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding.
“Other” category consists of multiracial and Asian.