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World J Hepatol. Aug 27, 2023; 15(8): 973-984
Published online Aug 27, 2023. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v15.i8.973
Published online Aug 27, 2023. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v15.i8.973
Table 3 Comparison between patients with hepatitis C virus infection who underwent follow-up at the Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição and external ones using Pearson’s chi-square test
| HNSC | External | P value | |
| Total | 340 (73.8%) | 121 (26.2%) | |
| Gender | 0.654 | ||
| Female | 161 (47.2%) | 60 (49.6%) | |
| Age (yr) | 0.854 | ||
| < 40 | 60 (17.6%) | 19 (15.7%) | |
| 40-59 | 167 (49.0%) | 59 (48.8%) | |
| > 60 | 114 (33.4%) | 43 (35.5%) | |
| Race | 0.450 | ||
| White | 262 (79.2%) | 91 (75.8%) | |
| Education | 0.411 | ||
| Illiterate | 22 (7.1%) | 4 (3.5%) | |
| Elementary school | 218 (69.9%) | 83 (73.5%) | |
| High school and university | 72 (23.1%) | 26 (23.0%) | |
| City of origin | 0.006 | ||
| Porto Alegre | 121 (36.4%) | 53 (43.8%) | |
| Metropolitan region | 116 (34.9%) | 51 (42.1%) | |
| Countryside | 95 (28.6%) | 17 (14.0%) | |
| Cirrhosis | 0.000 | ||
| Yes | 100 (29.3%) | 7 (5.8%) |
- Citation: Vaucher MB, Silva CU, Varella IRS, Kim AYS, Kliemann DA. Stages of care for patients with chronic hepatitis C at a hospital in southern Brazil. World J Hepatol 2023; 15(8): 973-984
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v15/i8/973.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v15.i8.973