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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Viral Hepat. 2022 Apr 12;29(7):529–535. doi: 10.1111/jvh.13678

Table 1:

Characteristic and risk factor by Hepatitis C (HCV) status at baseline.

HCV Negative HCV Positive P-value HCV Negative HCV Positive P-value


N=594 N=5 N=594 N=5


Demographic Substance Use (past 30 days)
Gender 1.00 Ecstasy 1.00
 Male to Female 2 (<1%) 0 (0%)  No 450 (76%) 3 (60%)
 Male 592 (100%) 5 (100%)  Yes 122 (21%) 0 (0%)
Race and Ethnicity 0.38  Missing 22 (4%) 2 (40%)
 White 306 (52%) 2 (40%) Heroin 1.00
 African American 65 (11%) 2 (40%)  No 555 (93%) 3 (60%)
 Hispanic/Latino 164 (28%) 1 (20%)  Yes 15 (3%) 0 (0%)
 Asian 23 (4%) 0 (0%)  Missing 24 (4%) 2 (40%)
 Other 36 (6%) 0 (0%) Marijuana 0.25
Education Level 0.008  No 290 (49%) 3 (60%)
 Highschool or less 56 (9%) 3 (60%)  Yes 282 (47%) 0 (0%)
 Some college or more 538 (91%) 2 (40%)  Missing 22 (4%) 2 (40%)
Age at enrollment, mean (SD) 38 (10) 51 (5) 0.002 Methamphetamines 0.071
Sexually Transmitted Infections  No 480 (81%) 1 (20%)
 Hepatitis B 1.00  Yes 92 (15%) 2 (40%)
 Negative 534 (90%) 5 (100%)  Missing 22 (4%) 2 (40%)
 Positive 2 (<1%) 0 (0%) Hallucinogens 1.00
 Missing 58 (10%) 0 (0%)  No 532 (90%) 3 (60%)
Any Gonorrhea 1.00  Yes 39 (7%) 0 (0%)
 Negative 267 (45%) 3 (60%)  Missing 23 (4%) 2 (40%)
 Positive 58 (10%) 0 (0%) Dissociative 1.00
 Missing 269 (45%) 2 (40%)  No 541 (91%) 3 (60%)
Any Chlamydia 1.00  Yes 32 (5%) 0 (0%)
 Negative 269 (45%) 3 (60%)  Missing 21 (4%) 2 (40%)
 Positive 58 (10%) 0 (0%) Popper 0.61
 Missing 267 (45%) 2 (40%)  No 273 (46%) 2 (40%)
Syphilis 0.78  Yes 300 (51%) 1 (20%)
 Negative 269 (45%) 3 (60%)  Missing 21 (4%) 2 (40%)
 Positive 43 (97%) 0 (0%) Cocaine 1.00
 Missing 282 (48%) 2 (40%)  No 464 (78%) 3 (60%)
 Yes 109 (18%) 0 (0%)
 Missing 21 (4%) 2 (40%)
Sexual Risk Behavior (past 30 days) PrEP Adherence
Anal sex in past 30 days 1.00 Mean PrEP Adherence 0.029
 No 11 (2%) 0 (0%)  Not adequate/below quantification 80 (13%) 2 (40%)
 Yes 563 (95%) 3 (60%)  Adequate/Protective 267 (45%) 0 (0%)
 Missing 20 (3%) 2 (40%)  Perfect 223 (38%) 2 (40%)
No. male partners for anal sex, median (IQR) 5 (3, 10) 3.5 (3, 4) 0.39  Missing 24 (4%) 1 (20%)
No. unprotected ARS, median (IQR) 1 (0, 3.5) 4.5 (1, 8) 0.34
No. unprotected AIS, median (IQR) 2 (0, 4) 1 (1, 1) 0.60
No. HIV negative partners, median (IQR) 1 (0, 3) 1 (0, 2) 0.68

NOTES:

Percentages are column totals

P-value is for Fisher’s Exact Test and Wilcoxon Rank Sum/T-Test

Any Gonorrhea: any of rectal, urine and/or pharyngeal cases; Any Chlamydia: any of rectal and/or urine cases

ARS/AIS: Anal receptive sex/Anal insertive sex

Mean PrEP adherence is mean value measured at week 12 and last study visit