Baseline characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection
| Characteristic | No. (%) of patients n = 48 239 |
|---|---|
| Age group, yr | |
| 18–24 | 2951 (6.1) |
| 25–29 | 3438 (7.1) |
| 30–34 | 3959 (8.2) |
| 35–39 | 4874 (10.1) |
| 40–44 | 6535 (13.5) |
| 45–49 | 8007 (16.6) |
| 50–54 | 7641 (15.8) |
| 55–59 | 4875 (10.1) |
| 60–64 | 2266 (4.7) |
| 65–69 | 1248 (2.6) |
| 70–74 | 847 (1.8) |
| 75–79 | 776 (1.6) |
| 80–84 | 504 (1.0) |
| 85–105 | 318 (0.7) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 30 763 (63.8) |
| Female | 17 476 (36.2) |
| Residence | |
| Rural | 5087 (10.5) |
| Urban | 43 007 (89.2) |
| Missing | 145 (0.3) |
| Income quintile | |
| Q1 (lowest) | 16 957 (35.2) |
| Q2 | 10 761 (22.3) |
| Q3 | 8222 (17.0) |
| Q4 | 6777 (14.0) |
| Q5 (highest) | 5030 (10.4) |
| Missing | 492 (1.0) |
| Immigrant | 4924 (10.2) |
| Hepatitis C virus genotype | |
| G1 | 19 572 (40.6) |
| G2 | 3468 (7.2) |
| G3 | 5898 (12.2) |
| G4 | 501 (1.0) |
| G5 | 41 (0.1) |
| G6 | 152 (0.3) |
| Mixed | 290 (0.6) |
| Missing | 18 317 (38.0) |
| Health state at diagnosis | |
| No cirrhosis | 43 568 (90.3) |
| Compensated cirrhosis | 2414 (5.0) |
| Decompensated cirrhosis | 859 (1.8) |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | 79 (0.2) |
| Both decompensated cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma | 27 (0.1) |
| Liver transplantation | 108 (0.2) |
| Terminal, liver-related | 504 (1.0) |
| Terminal, non–liver-related | 680 (1.4) |
| Comorbidity, Aggregated Diagnosis Groups score | |
| 0 | 1287 (2.7) |
| 1–3 | 14 321 (29.7) |
| 4–7 | 20 017 (41.5) |
| 8–10 | 8037 (16.7) |
| ≥ 11 | 4577 (9.5) |