TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Women With and Without HCV Infection (N = 87924)
| HCV-Negative (N = 86881), n (%) | HCV-Positive (N = 1043), n (%) | Pa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age at delivery, y | |||
| ≥30 | 41180 (47) | 345 (33) | <.001 |
| 25-29 | 24274 (28) | 391 (38) | |
| <25 | 21404 (25) | 307 (29) | |
| Insurance | |||
| Medicaid | 25472 (29) | 806 (77) | <.001 |
| Private | 61 015 (70) | 225 (22) | |
| Self-pay | 394 (0.5) | 12 (1) | |
| Race | |||
| White | 62677 (72) | 969 (93) | <.001 |
| African American | 17204 (20) | 55 (5) | |
| Other | 3679 (4) | 3 (0.3) | |
| Unknown | 3321 (4) | 16 (2) | |
| Married | 50527 (58) | 130 (13) | <.001 |
| Tobacco use | 10 277 (12) | 682 (65) | <.001 |
| Opiate use disorder | 1183 (1) | 712 (68) | <.001 |
| Other substance use | 340 (0.4) | 111 (11) | <.001 |
| Hepatitis B infection | 117 (0.1) | 10 (1) | <.001 |
| HIV infection | 69 (0.1) | 5 (0.5) | .002 |
| Vaginal delivery | 62472 (72) | 717 (69) | .03 |
| Gestational age, wk | |||
| >37 | 75813 (87) | 806 (77) | <.001 |
| 35-36 | 4695 (5) | 108 (10) | |
| <35 | 4655 (5) | 120 (12) | |
| NICU stay, d | |||
| 0 | 65019 (75) | 331 (32) | <.001 |
| 1–7 | 6497 (8) | 352 (34) | |
| >8 | 3860 (4) | 192 (18) |
Less than 5% of data were missing for all variables.
a
Fisher’s exact test.