Table 3 Characteristics of the subpopulation exposed to HCV in the Tromsø 7 Study
From: Screening for hepatitis C in a general adult population in a low-prevalence area: the Tromsø study
Tested | HCV exposed n = 134 | HCV-antibody negative n = 20,812 | P value | ORc (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs), median (range) | 20,946 | 54 (40–84) | 56 (40–99) | p = 0.004 | |
Gender (%) | 20,946 | p = 0.199 | |||
Male | 71 (53%) | 9871 (47%) | N.s. | ||
Female | 63 (47%) | 10,941 (53%) | |||
Live with a spouse/partner (%) | 19,767 | p < 0.0005 | |||
No | 50 (43.5%) | 4530 (23.1%) | N.s. | ||
Yes | 65 (56.5%) | 15,122 (76.9%) | |||
Level of education (%) | 20,573 | p = 0.001 | |||
< 12 years | 85 (64.4%) | 10,394 (50.8%) | N.s. | ||
> 12 years | 47 (35.6%) | 10,047 (49.2%) | |||
Disability benefit recipient or unemployed (%). Retired excluded | 15,870 | p < 0.0005 | 2.5 (1.7–3.7) | ||
Yes | 46 (36.8%) | 1973 (12.5%) | |||
No | 79 (63.2%) | 13,772 (87.5%) | |||
Self-reported health (%) | 20,768 | p < 0.0005 | |||
Very bad | 1 (0.8%) | 73 (0.4%) | N.s. | ||
Bad | 18 (13.6%) | 1065 (5.2%) | |||
Neither good nor bad | 46 (34.8%) | 5353 (25.9%) | |||
Good | 61 (46.2%) | 11,104 (53.8%) | |||
Excellent | 6 (4.5%) | 3041 (14.7%) | |||
Psychological problems (%)a | 20,251 | p < 0.0005 | |||
Current | 16 (12.9%) | 879 (4.4%) | N.s. | ||
Previous | 12 (9.7%) | 1801 (8.9%) | |||
No | 96 (77.4%) | 17,447 (86.7%) | |||
Daily smoking (%) | 20,753 | p < 0.0005 | |||
Current | 54 (40.3%) | 2827 (13.7%) | 4.4 (2.2–8.6) | ||
Previous | 65 (48.5%) | 9129 (44.3%) | 2.7 (1.4–5.1) | ||
Never | 15 (11.2%) | 8663 (42.0%) | |||
Alcohol consumption (%) | 20,816 | p = 0.419 | |||
4 or more times a week | 5 (3.8%) | 1235 (6.0%) | N.s. | ||
2–3 times a week | 30 (22.6%) | 4920 (23.8%) | |||
2–4 times a month | 48 (36.1%) | 7795 (37.7%) | |||
Monthly or less frequently | 34 (25.6%) | 5067 (24.5%) | |||
Never | 16 (12%) | 1666 (8.1%) | |||
Use of drugs other than alcohol (%)b | 20,498 | p < 0.0005 | |||
Yes, now | 15 (11.5%) | 65 (0.3%) | 35.4 (17.4–71.9) | ||
Yes, previously | 53 (40.8%) | 824 (4.0%) | 15.7 (10.2–24.2) | ||
No | 62 (47.7%) | 19,479 (95.6%) |