Table 3 Comparison of characteristics of patients receiving HCV RNA testing
All patient receiving HCV RNA testing (n = 1472) | Positive HCV RNA (n = 621) | Negative HCV RNA (n = 851) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, year, median (IQR) | 64 (54–73) | 64 (54–75) | 64 (55–72) | 0.711 |
Age level, n/N (%) | 0.012 | |||
< 60 | 541/1472 (36.8) | 231/621 (37.2) | 310/851 (36.4) | 0.804 |
60–80 | 738/1472 (50.1) | 291/621 (46.9) | 447/851 (52.5) | 0.036 |
≥ 80 | 193/1472 (13.1) | 99/621 (15.9) | 94/851 (11.0) | 0.008 |
Gender, n/N (%) | 762/1472 (51.8) | 331/621 (53.3) | 431/851 (50.6) | 0.314 |
Residence, n/N (%) | 0.382 | |||
Others | 263/1472 (17.9) | 101/621 (16.3) | 162/851 (19.0) | |
Changhua County | 910/1472 (61.8) | 393/621 (63.3) | 517/851 (60.8) | |
Changhua City | 299/1472 (20.3) | 127/621 (20.5) | 172/851 (20.2) | |
Outpatient clinic, n/N (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Division of Gastroenterology | 293/1472 (19.9) | 104/621 (16.7) | 189/851 (22.2) | 0.012 |
Department of internal medicine | 462/1472 (31.4) | 185/621 (29.8) | 277/851 (32.5) | 0.285 |
Department of surgery | 321/1472 (21.8) | 121/621 (19.5) | 200/851 (23.5) | 0.075 |
Referral or unknown | 160/1472 (10.9) | 121/621 (19.5) | 39/851 (4.6) | < 0.001 |
Other department in the hospital | 236/1472 (16.0) | 90/621 (14.5) | 146/851 (17.2) | 0.192 |
Anti-HCV therapy provided, n/N (%) | 547/1472 (88.1) | 547/621 (88.1) | ||
Reason for not initiating anti-HCV therapy/N (%) | 74/621 (11.9) | |||
Loss for contact | 6/74 (8.1) | |||
Treated in other hospital | 7/74 (9.5) | |||
Refusal of therapy | 25/74 (33.8) | |||
Deceased | 3/74 (4.1) | |||
Severe illness | 24/74 (32.4) | |||
Others | 9/74 (12.2) |