Table 1 Comparison of demographics, select comorbidities, and hospital characteristics for patients with HIV, HCV, or HIV/HCV
Characteristic | HIV | HCV | HIV/HCV |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 2,548,404) | (n = 3,707,776) | (n = 317,307) | |
Demographics | - | - | - |
Age (yrs), mean ± SD | 42 ± 10 | 50 ± 12 | 45 ± 8 |
Gender | - | - | - |
Female | 34% | 39% | 31% |
Male | 66% | 61% | 69% |
Race/ethnicity | - | - | - |
White | 28% | 57% | 35% |
Black | 52% | 19% | 45% |
Other | 20% | 24% | 20% |
Geographic region | - | - | - |
South | 44% | 38% | 38% |
West | 12% | 24% | 13% |
Northeast | 33% | 24% | 40% |
Midwest | 11% | 14% | 9% |
Insurance | - | - | - |
Private | 19% | 24% | 12% |
Medicare | 24% | 27% | 22% |
Medicaid | 40% | 30% | 47% |
Other/unknown | 17% | 19% | 19% |
Comorbidities | - | - | - |
Hepatitis B virus | 2% | 5% | 10% |
Illicit drug use | 15% | 17% | 24% |
Alcohol use | 9% | 19% | 13% |
Charlson Score, mean ± SD | 3.4 ± 2.6 | 1.5 ± 1.3 | 3.1 ± 2.6 |
Hospital ownership | - | - | - |
Proprietary | 7% | 10% | 7% |
Government | 23% | 19% | 25% |
Nonprofit, including church | 70% | 71% | 68% |
Hospital bedsize | - | - | |
<100 beds | 7% | 15% | 5% |
100-199 | 13% | 21% | 11% |
200-299 | 16% | 18% | 16% |
300-499 | 35% | 27% | 35% |
≥500 | 29% | 19% | 32% |