Table 4 Hepatitis C Antibody Prevalence in HIV-Positive Individuals and the Associated Factors Assessed by Univariate and Multivariable Analyses

Population

3990

 Heterosexual

20/849

2.4

Reference

Reference

 MSM

136/2923

4.7

2.02 (1.26 to 3.25)

0.004

2.11 (1.26 to 3.55)

0.005

 TGW

8/214

3.7

1.61 (0.70 to 3.71)

0.263

1.78 (0.74 to 4.30)

0.199

 TGM

0/4

0.0

–

–

–

–

Age

3990

  ≤ 30

89/2541

3.5

Reference

Reference

  > 30

75/1449

5.2

1.51 (1.10 to 2.06)

0.011

1.54 (1.10 to 2.17)

0.012

Monthly income (baht)

1330

  ≤ 10,000

8/256

3.1

Reference

  > 10,000

54/1074

5.0

1.64 (0.77 to 3.49)

0.199

Residential location

1999

 Bangkok

66/1367

4.8

Reference

 Outside Bangkok

33/632

5.2

1.09 (0.71 to 1.67)

0.706

Educational level

2301

 College or above

85/1514

5.6

Reference

0.022

 High school or below

27/787

3.4

0.60 (0.38 to 0.93)

CD4 count (cells/mm³)

3985

  < 200

37/1027

3.6

Reference

  ≥ 200

126/2958

4.3

1.19 (0.82 to 1.73)

0.360

ALT (U/L)

3975

  < 62.5

98/3623

2.7

Reference

Reference

  ≥ 62.5

64/352

18.2

7.99 (5.71 to 11.2)

<  0.001

7.74 (5.48 to 10.9)

<  0.001

CrCl (ml/min)

3923

  < 60

5/29

17.2

5.03 (1.89 to 13.3)

0.001

5.58 (1.95 to 16.0)

0.001

  ≥ 60

155/3894

4.0

Reference

Reference

Syphilis

3965

 Negative

109/3203

3.4

Reference

Reference

 Positive

54/762

7.1

2.16 (1.55 to 3.03)

<  0.001

1.95 (1.36 to 2.78)

<  0.001