Health-Related Quality of Life among Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Cross-Sectional Study in Jianping County of Liaoning Province, China
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of all subjects.
Characteristics
HSs ()
CHC ()
LC ()
value
Age (years)
<0.001
<50
33 (49.3)
86 (27.4)
1 (6.3)
50-59
23 (34.3)
140 (44.6)
5 (31.2)
≥60
11 (16.4)
88 (28.0)
10 (62.5)
Gender
0.230
Female
43 (64.2)
217 (69.11)
8 (50.0)
Male
24 (35.8)
97 (30.89)
8 (50.0)
BMI (kg/m2)
0.251
<18.5
4 (6.0)
11 (3.5)
1 (6.3)
18.5-23.9
46 (68.7)
188 (59.9)
11 (68.7)
≥24
17 (25.3)
115 (36.6)
4 (25.0)
Marital status
0.332
Married
63 (94.0)
303 (96.50)
15 (93.7)
No spouse1
4 (6.0)
11 (3.50)
1 (6.3)
Education status
0.001
Primary school and below
24 (35.8)
179 (57.0)
13 (81.3)
Junior school
30 (44.8)
114 (36.3)
3 (18.7)
Senior school and above
13 (19.4)
21 (6.7)
0 (0.0)
Annual family income (Yuan)
<0.001
<10000
7 (10.4)
70 (22.3)
5 (31.2)
10000-19999
13 (19.4)
107 (34.1)
7 (43.8)
20000-29999
11 (16.4)
70 (22.3)
2 (12.5)
≥30000
36 (53.7)
67 (21.3)
2 (12.5)
Other comorbid chronic diseases
<0.001
Yes
1 (1.5)
116 (36.9)
3 (18.7)
No
66 (98.5)
198 (63.1)
13 (81.3)
Family history of hepatitis
<0.001
Yes
2 (3.0)
76 (24.2)
3 (18.7)
No
65 (97.0)
238 (75.8)
13 (81.3)
Smoking status
0.922
Current smoker
33 (49.3)
150 (47.8)
7 (43.7)
Nonsmoker
34 (50.7)
164 (52.2)
9 (56.3)
Drinking status
0.004
Current drinker
33 (49.3)
90 (28.7)
4 (25.0)
Nondrinker
34 (50.7)
224 (71.3)
12 (75.0)
Disease duration (years)
0.806
<5
/
128 (40.8)
8 (50.0)
5-9
/
80 (25.5)
3 (18.8)
≥10
/
106 (33.7)
5 (31.2)
The data are expressed as counts (percent); BMI: body mass index calculated as weight/height2 (kg/m2); CHC: chronic hepatitis C; LC: liver cirrhosis; HSs: healthy subjects. 1No spouse aspect includes single, divorced, and widowed.
