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Table 1 Characteristics of people notified with hepatitis B or C or co-infected with HIV in NSW, Australia

From: Trends in all cause and viral liver disease-related hospitalizations in people with hepatitis B or C: a population-based linkage study

Attribute

HCV

HBV

HCV/HBV

HCV/HIV

HBV/HIV

HBV/HCV/HIV

Cohort size

82 601

42 694

3179

683

277

38

Age [years] at entry into study† median (IQR)

37 (29-44)

35 (27-44)

35 (29-43)

36 (30-41)

37 (30-44)

35 (29-42)

Males N (%)

52 016 (63)

23 105 (54)

2314 (73)

622 (91)

263 (95)

35 (92)

Diagnosed with HCV/HBV during study period N (%)†

31 221 (38)

17 054 (40)

1479 (47)

272 (40)

93 (34)

24 (37)

Hospitalized during study period N (%)†,‡

33 152 (40)

12 381 (29)

1524 (48)

371 (54)

146 (53)

24 (63)

Died during study period N (%)†

2844 (3)

755 (2)

156 (5)

73 (11)

33 (12)

9 (24)

Total person years f/up†

404 471

206 943

15 023

3115

1278

152

Mean person years f/up per person†

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.0

  1. † Study period is the six years for which hospital data were available (1 July 2000-30 June 2006).
  2. ‡ Excludes admissions for extracorporeal dialysis.
  3. IQR, Interquartile range; f/up, follow-up.