Table 1 Distribution of Patients and HCV risk

Sex:

 Male^a

5

25.0

335

32.3

1.4 (0.5-4.0)

0.48 (0.49)

 Female

15

75.0

702

67.7

Marital status:

 Married

20

100.0

949

91.5

0.98 (0.97-0.99)

1.85 (0.25)^b

 Non married^a

0

0.0

88

8.5

Employment:

 Yes^a

2

10.0

263

25.4

3.1 (0.7-13.3)

2.47 (0.088)^b

 No

18

90.0

774

74.6

Type:

 Type I

3

15. 0

79

7.6

2.1 (0.6-7.5)

1.49 (0.20)^b

 Type II^a

17

85.0

958

92.4

Insulin Treatment:

 Yes

13

65.0

380

36.6

3.2 (1.3-8.1)

6.76 (0.009)*

 No^a

7

35.0

657

63.4

Glycemic control status:

0.97 (0.4-2.5)

0.004 (0.950)

 Controlled^a

13

65.0

667

64.3

 Uncontrolled

7

35.0

370

35.7

Duration of disease:

 >5 years

17

85.0

826

60.6

3.7 (1.1-12.7)

4.93 (0.019)^b*

  ^≤5 years^a

3

15.0

409

39.4

Hepatitis C partner:^c( (n = 969)

 Yes

1

5.0

30

3.2

1.6 (0.2-12.4)

0.214 (0.482)^b

 No^a

19

95.0

919

96.8

Occupational exposure:

 Yes

1

5.0

13

1.3

4.2 (0.5-33.3)

2.11 (0.236)^b

 No^a

19

95.0

1024

98.7

Dental procedure:

0.9 (0.4-2.2)

0.061 (0.804)

 Yes

11

55.0

599

57.76

 No^a

9

45.0

438

42.24

Injection:

0.7 (0.1-5.5)

0.096 (1.000)^b

 Yes

1

5.0

70

6.8

 No^a

19

95.0

967

93.2

IV Drug Use:

0.8 (0.1-6.3)

0.034 (1.000)^b

 Yes

1

5.0

62

6.0

 No^a

19

95.0

975

94.0

Hospitalization:

 Yes

19

95.0

847

81.7

4.3 (0.6-32.0)

2.352 (0.151)^b

 No^a

1

5.00

190

18.3

Number of admissions:

 0^a

1

5.0

190

18.3

 1–2 times

8

40.0

675

65.1

2.3 (0.3-18.1)

0.614(0.692)

 3–4 times

7

35.0

116

11.2

11.5 (1.4-94.4)

8.047 (0.007)*

 5+ times

4

20.0

56

5.4

13.6 (1.5-123.9)

8.825 (0.012)*

Surgery:

 Yes

17

85.0

683

65.9

2.9 (0.9-10.1)

3.21 (0.094)^b

 No^a

3

15.0

354

34.1

Number of operations:

 0^a

3

15.0

354

34.1

2.40 (0.7-8.5)

1.97(0.195)

 1–2 times

13

65.0

639

61.6

8.6 (1.7-44.2)

9.50(0.020)*

 3–4 times

3

15.0

41

4.0

39.3 (3.1-495.0)

21.07 (0.044)*

 5+ times

1

5.0

3

0.3

Abortion:^d(n–646)

 Yes

9

69.2

314

49.6

2.3 (0.7-7.5)

1.96 (0.262)

 No^a

5

30.8

319

50.4

Blood Transfusion:

 Yes

9

45.0

176

17.0

4.0 (1.6-9.8)

10.68 (0.001)*

 No^a

11

55.0

861

83.0

Sharing personal items:

 Yes

3

15.0

21

2.0

8.5 (2.3-31.4)

14.89 (0.009)^b*

 No^a

17

85.0

1016

98.0

Tattoo:

 Yes

2

10.0

17

1.6

 No^a

18

90.0

1020

98.4

6. 7 (1.4-31.0)

7.77 (0.048)^b*

Liver disease:

 Yes

7

35.0

28

2.7

19.4 (7.2-52.4)

63.94 (<0.001)*

 No^a

13

65.0

1009

97.3

Elevated liver enzymes: (n = 1015)

 Yes

8

40.0

51

5.1

12.3 (4.8-31.5)

43.55 (<0.001)*

 No^a

12

60.0

944

94.9

Positive US finding:(n = 210)

 Yes

1

16.7

104

51.0

0.2 (0.02-1.7)

2.75 (0. 212)^b

 No ^a

5

83.3

100

49.0

Elevated creatinine: (n = 1024)

 Yes

3

15.8

81

8.1

2.1 (0.6-7.5)

1.48 (0.200)^b

 No^a

16

84.2

924

91.9

Dialysis:

 Yes

1

5.0

7

0.7

7.7 (0.9-66.1)

4.89 (0.142)^b

 No^a

19

95.0

1030

99.3

Total

20

100

1037

100