Variables | HCV-infected group (n = 3182) N (%) | Control group (n = 12728) N (%) | p |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | 1.0000 | ||
 Male | 1619 (50.9) | 6476 (50.9) | |
 Female | 1563 (49.1) | 6252 (49.1) | |
Age (year) | 1.0000 | ||
 18–39 | 1319 (41.5) | 5276 (41.5) | |
 40–49 | 874 (27.5) | 3496 (27.5) | |
 50–59 | 552 (17.3) | 2208 (17.3) | |
 60–69 | 315 (9.9) | 1260 (9.9) | |
 ≧70 | 122 (3.8) | 488 (3.8) | |
Diabetes | <0.0001 | ||
 Yes | 0 (0) | 981 (7.7) | |
 No | 3182 (100) | 11747 (92.3) | |
Hypertension | <0.0001 | ||
 Yes | 0 (0) | 1726 (13.6) | |
 No | 3182 (100) | 11002 (86.4) | |
Coronary heart disease | <0.0001 | ||
 Yes | 0 (0) | 838 (6.6) | |
 No | 3182 (100) | 11890 (93.4) | |
Hyperlipidemia | <0.0001 | ||
 Yes | 0 (0) | 1031 (8.1) | |
 No | 3182 (100) | 11697 (91.9) | |
Liver Cirrhosis | <0.0001 | ||
 Yes | 0 (0) | 96 (0.8) | |
 No | 3182 (100) | 12632 (99.2) | |
Geographic region | <0.0001 | ||
 Northern | 1017 (32.0) | 6157 (48.4) | |
 Central | 922 (29.0) | 2916 (22.9) | |
 Eastern | 81 (2.5) | 292 (2.3) | |
 Southern | 1162 (36.5) | 3362 (26.4) | |
Urbanization level | <0.0001 | ||
 Urban | 818 (25.7) | 4076 (32.0) | |
 Suburban | 1450 (45.6) | 5891 (46.3) | |
 Rural | 914 (28.7) | 2760 (21.7) | |
Enrollee category | <0.0001 | ||
 1 | 1355 (42.6) | 5978 (47.0) | |
 2 | 107 (3.4) | 270 (2.1) | |
 3 | 1250 (39.3) | 4367 (34.3) | |
 4 | 470 (14.8) | 2113 (16.6) | |
No. of health care visits in 1 year before study entry | <0.0001 | ||
 <10 | 794 (25.0) | 5199 (40.8) | |
 11-20 | 974 (30.6) | 3761 (29.5) | |
 21-30 | 660 (20.7) | 1977 (15.5) | |
 31-40 | 370 (11.6) | 850 (6.7) | |
 ≧41 | 384 (12.1) | 941 (7.4) |