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Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2013; 19(10): 1602-1610
Published online Mar 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i10.1602
Table 1 Baseline characteristics by hepatitis status of patients at Jos University Teaching Hospital, 2004-2010 n (%)
CharacteristicTotalHBVHCVTriple infectionHIV only
Gender
Male6222 (34.8)1214 (38.1)b764 (37.9)b178 (39.3)b4066 (33.2)
Female11 660 (65.2)1971 (61.9)b1250 (62.1)b275 (60.7)b8164 (66.8)
Age group (yr)
15-295870 (32.8)1097 (34.4)b463 (23.0)b120 (26.5)4190 (34.3)
30-397106 (39.7)1309 (41.1)b786 (39.0)b206 (45.5)4805 (39.4)
40-493619 (20.2)615 (19.3)b533 (26.5)b94 (20.8)2377 (19.5)
≥ 501287 (7.2)164 (5.1)b232 (11.5)b33 (7.3)828 (6.8)
Tuberculosis diagnosis
Present2552 (14.3)470 (14.8)300 (14.9)68 (15.0)1714 (14.0)
Absent15 330 (85.7)2715 (85.2)1714 (85.0)385 (85.0)10516 (86.0)
Education status
None3230 (18.8)527 (17.2)471 (24.3)87 (19.8)2145 (18.3)
Primary3487 (20.3)623 (20.3)440 (22.7)96 (21.8)2328 (19.9)
Secondary5208 (30.4)962 (31.4)536 (27.6)146 (33.2)3564 (30.5)
Tertiary5219 (30.4)954 (31.1)494 (25.4)111 (25.2)3660 (31.3)
CD4 (cells/mm3)
< 2002937 (50.7)645 (55.4)b343 (52.5)97 (56.7)b1852 (48.6)
200-4992214 (38.2)410 (35.3)b249 (38.1)57 (33.3)b1498 (39.3)
≥ 500646 (11.1)108 (9.3)b61 (9.3)17 (9.9)b460 (12.1)
HIV (copies/mL)
Undetect (< 400)2194 (12.4)351 (11.2)b221 (11.1)b29 (6.7)b1583 (13.1)
Low (400-9999)3581 (20.3)562 (17.9)b364 (18.2)b99 (22.8)b2556 (21.1)
Interm (10 000-29 999)2774 (15.7)523 (16.7)b321 (16.1)b72 (16.6)b1858 (15.4)
High (≥ 30 000)9115 (51.6)1700 (54.2)b1090 (53.9)b234 (53.9)b6091 (50.4)