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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients tested and not tested for HVC Ab

From: Prevalence and epidemiological correlates and treatment outcome of HCV infection in an Italian prison setting

 

All N=965 N(%)

Tested for HCV infection N=695 N(%)

Not tested for HCV infection N=270 N(%)

p

Age mean (sd)

43.59 (11.99)

43.2 (11.18)

44.58 (13.83)

0.11

Males

944(97.82)

682 (98.13)

262 (97.04)

0.33

Females

21 (2.18)

13 (1.87)

8 (2.96)

 

Origin

    

Africa

92(9.53)

59 (8.49)

33 (12.22)

0.23

East Europe

67(6.94)

47 (6.76)

20 (7.41)

 

Italy

775(80.31)

564 (81.15)

211 (78.15)

 

other

31(3.21)

25 (3.6)

6 (2.22)

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