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Role of Alcohol in the Progression of Liver Disease Caused
By Hepatitis C Virus Infection
| table 2. Risk
Factor and Gender Distribution of the Study Population and Mean Age
of Different Risk Factor Groups and Whole Study Population |
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Risk Factors
|
Total |
| IDU |
Transfusion |
Tattoo |
Occupational |
Sporadic |
|
| No. |
142 |
36 |
16 |
7 |
33 |
234 |
| (%) |
(61) |
(15) |
(7) |
(3) |
(14) |
100 |
| Male |
107 |
23 |
13 |
3 |
20 |
166 |
| (%) |
(75) |
(64) |
(81) |
(43) |
(61) |
(71) |
| Mean age |
36.4* |
48.1* |
37.4 |
41.1 |
52.3* |
40.7 |
| (±SEM) (yr) |
±0.4 |
±2.3 |
±1.2 |
±3.7 |
±2.4 |
±0.7 |
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| * P < .001. |
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