Molecular epidemiology and putative origin of hepatitis C virus in random volunteers from Argentina

Table 1 Epidemiological profile of the population studied

Province/city of residence	Total number of individuals	Male/female number	Age1 (yr), mean ± SE
Buenos Aires/C.A.B.A.	1461	685/776a	33.4 ± 0.3 (11.2, 30)d
Catamarca	648	267/381	39.3 ± 0.5 (13.0, 38)d
Córdoba	1061	393/668b	37.1 ± 0.4 (12.5, 35)
Chaco	353	175/178b	40.2 ± 0.8 (14.1, 40)d
Chubut	172	83/89	37.4 ± 0.9 (12.1, 37)
Entre Ríos	474	225/249	38.5 ± 0.5 (11.6, 38)
Jujuy	176	105/71b	35.2 ± 0.8 (10.3, 34)d
Río Negro	329	149/180	40.1 ± 0.7 (12.8, 39)d
Salta	561	230/331	41.3 ± 0.5 (12.8, 41)d
San Luis	195	52/143b	41.6 ± 1.2 (16.3, 40)d
Santiago del Estero	375	164/211b	38.0 ± 0.7 (13.2, 35)
Tucumán	446	209/237	37.7 ± 0.6 (12.0, 35)
Total	6251	2738/3513	37.5 ± 0.2 (12.7, 35)

¹Data are expressed as mean ± SE (SD, median).

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01, regarding the gender distribution (male/female ratio) within the whole population studied;

^dP < 0.01 regarding the mean age ± SD from the whole population studied. C.A.B.A.: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, the national capital city.