From: Hepatitis C virus infection characteristics and treatment outcomes in Canadian immigrants
Immigrant to Canada (n = 134) n (%) | Canadian Born (n = 591) n (%) | P Value | |
---|---|---|---|
Male Sex | 70 (52.24) | 406 (68.70) | < 0.001 |
Race | n = 114 | n = 511 | < 0.001 |
White | 53 (46.49) | 460 (90.02) | |
Black | 10 (8.77) | 11 (2.15) | |
South East Asian | 24 (21.05) | 5 (0.98) | |
East Indian | 26 (22.81) | 3 (0.59) | |
Indigenous | 1 (0.88) | 32 (6.26) | |
Genotype | n = 129 | N = 571 | < 0.001 |
1a | 24 (18.60) | 311 (54.47) | |
1b | 38 (29.46) | 53 (9.28) | |
1 other subtype | 4 (2.33) | 10 (1.75) | |
2 | 13 (10.08) | 59 (10.33) | |
3 | 32 (24.81) | 134 (23.47) | |
4 | 13 (10.08) | 2 (0.35) | |
6 | 5 (3.88) | 2 (0.35) | |
Fibrosis Stage | N = 119 | N = 523 | |
Stage 1 | 49 (41.18) | 209 (39.96) | 0.589 |
Stage 2 | 20 (16.81) | 117 (22.37) | |
Stage 3 | 18 (15.13) | 71 (13.58) | |
Stage 4 (Cirrhosis) | 32 (26.89) | 126 (24.09) | |
Currently Employed | 54 (40.30) | 141 (23.86) | 0.004 |
Incarceration History | 11 (8.21) | 154 (26.06) | < 0.001 |
Received Blood Product | 19 (14.18) | 64 (10.83) | 0.293 |
Alcohol (Past Use) | 52 (38.81) | 218 (36.89) | 0.693 |
Alcohol (Current Use) | 40 (29.85) | 177 (29.95) | > 0.999 |
Recreational Drug Use (Ever) | 35 (26.12) | 410 (69.37) | < 0.001 |
Antiviral Treatment Naïve | 40/69 (57.97%) | 244/345 (70.72%) | 0.037 |
Initiated a DAA Regimen | 76/134 (56.72%) | 295/591 (49.92%) | 0.155 |
SVR (Intent-to-Treat) | 68/76 (89.47%) | 270/295 (91.52%) | 0.575 |