Table 1 Baseline demographics of cohort analyzed at 20 years
From: Impact of hepatitis C status on 20-year mortality of patients with substance use disorders
Number of patients | 444 | Â |
Mean age in 1991 | 33.7 | SD 7.86 |
| Â | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 288 | 65 |
 Female | 156 | 35 |
Race | ||
 White | 118 | 19 |
 Black | 325 | 63 |
 Hispanic | 1 | 0.2 |
History IDU | 301 | 68 |
Drugs of abuse | ||
 Alcohol | 300 | 68 |
 Cocaine | 315 | 71 |
 Heroin | 284 | 64 |
 Methadone | 39 | 9 |
 Benzodiazepines | 80 | 18 |
 Marijuana | 110 | 25 |
History of STD | 175 | 39 |
HCV positive | 284 | 64 |
HepBSAg positive | 14 | 3 |
HepBSAb positive | 142 | 32 |
HIV status | ||
 HIV positive | 46 | 10 |
 HIV negative | 149 | 34 |
 HIV not tested | 249 | 56 |
RPR positive | 29 | 7 |