HCV co-infection in HIV positive population in British Columbia, Canada

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Adjusted hazard ratios (Cox regression) for risk of co-infection

	Adjusted HR*		95% Confidence Limits
	Male (N = 137)	Female (N = 354)	Male	Female
Age group at HIV
25-34 years vs. 15-24 years	0.77	1.19	0.47-1.27	0.72-1.97
35-44 years vs. 15-24 years	0.78	1.55	0.48-1.27	0.89-2.70
45+ years vs. 15-24 years	0.55	0.99	0.31-0.97	0.39-2.49
Health Authority (HA) vs. Vancouver Coastal HA
Fraser HA	0.81	1.06	0.58-1.12	0.62-1.81
Interior HA	0.89	1.41	0.48-1.66	0.59-3.39
Northern HA	0.73	0.51	0.32-1.69	0.16-1.68
Vancouver Island HA	1.10	2.23	0.70-1.71	1.28-3.89
Aboriginal Yes vs. No	1.29	2.09	0.88-1.88	1.34-3.27
IDU Yes vs. No	6.64	9.76	4.86-9.07	5.76-16.54
MSM No vs. Yes	2.99		2.09-4.27

*Separate model for males and females. Models include age at HIV, IDU, aboriginal ethnicity, Health Authority and MSM (for males only)

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