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Table 2 HCV incidence among Cedar Project participants who had been using injection drugs for less than 2 years, 2–5 years and over 5 years

From: The Cedar Project: high incidence of HCV infections in a longitudinal study of young Aboriginal people who use drugs in two Canadian cities

HCV incidence

Incident cases

Total person years

Incidence density (per 100 person years)

95% Confidence Interval (per 100 person years)

Overall

45

387.9

11.6

8.5- 17.1

≤2 years since initiation of injection drug use

21

79.7

26.3

16.3-46.1

2-5 years since initiation of IDU

13

90.4

14.4

7.7-28.9

Over 5 years since initiation of IDU

11

214.5

5.1

2.6-10.9