J Clin Med Res

Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 7, Number 10, October 2015, pages 757-761

Hepatitis C Virus in the US Military Retiree Population: To Screen, or Not to Screen?

Tables

**Table 1.** Demographics of the QI and RF Groups
	QI group (n = 478)	RF group (n = 221)	P value
QI group: quality improvement group; RF group: risk factor group.
Age ± standard deviation	61.6 ± 5.2 years	58.2 ± 6.2 years	< 0.001
Male/female	45.6%:54.4%	49.8%:50.2%	0.305
Ethnicity
Caucasian	308 (64.4%)	130 (58.8%)	0.321
African American	69 (14.4%)	42 (19.0%)
Asian	16 (3.3%)	5 (2.3%)
Hispanic	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.9%)
Other	1 (0.2%)	0
Unknown	83 (17.4%)	42 (19.0%)
Retiree	240 (50.2%)	131 (59.3%)	0.026
Dependent	238 (49.8%)	90 (40.7%)

**Table 2.** HCV Antibody and PCR Positivity Rates
	QI group (n = 478)	RF group (n = 221)
HCV: hepatitis C virus; QI group: quality improvement group; RF group: risk factor group.
HCV antibody positive test result	2.1% (95% CI: 1.1 - 3.8)	2.3% (95% CI: 1.0 - 5.2)
HCV PCR positive test result	0.4% (95% CI: 0.1 - 1.7)	1.8% (95% CI: 0.6 - 4.9)

**Table 3.** Odds Ratio Results (RF to QI Group)
	OR (95% CI)	P value
HCV: hepatitis C virus.
HCV antibody positive test result	1.08 (0.37 - 3.21)	1.000
HCV PCR positive test result	4.39 (0.80 - 24.13)	0.083