Table 2 |
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Number and % of 148 patients with risk factors for HCV infection at two Alabama tertiary care medical centers, stratified by age, gender and race. |
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RISK FACTOR |
BY AGE |
BY GENDER |
BY RACE |
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≤ 45 |
>45 |
Male |
Female |
White |
Black |
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N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
N(%) |
N (%) |
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N = 88 |
N = 60 |
N = 88 |
N = 60 |
N = 130 |
N = 18 |
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Blood/Blood Prod |
29 (33.0) |
32 (53.3) |
22 (25) |
40 (66.7) |
54 (41.5) |
7 (38.9) |
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Drug Use |
52 (59.0) |
19 (31.7) |
57 (64.8) |
14 (23.3) |
60 (46.2) |
11 (61.1) |
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Body/Ear Piercing |
45 (51.1) |
28 (46.7) |
18 (20.5) |
55 (91.7) |
61 (46.9) |
11 (61.1) |
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Occupational |
31 (35.2) |
16 (26.7) |
26 (29.5) |
21 (35.0) |
37 (28.5) |
10 (55.6) |
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Tattooing |
18 (20.5) |
7 (11.7) |
18 (20.5) |
7 (11.7) |
24 (18.5) |
1 (5.6) |
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Sexual Exposure |
42 (47.7) |
13 (21.7) |
62 (70.5) |
23 (38.3) |
50 (38.5) |
5 (27.7) |
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Sharing of razors/ |
42 (47.7) |
23 (38.3) |
36 (40.9) |
29 (48.3) |
56 (43.1) |
9 (50) |
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toothbrushes |
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Yee et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2001 1:8 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-1-8 |
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