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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants (n = 20)

From: Supporting direct acting antiviral medication adherence and treatment completion in a sample of predominantly rural veterans with hepatitis C and substance use disorders

 

# (%)

Age, median, years (IQR)

65 (6.0)

Black race

17 (85)

Distance traveled to appointments, median miles (IQR)

41 (60)

SUD treatment engagement

6 (30)

AUDIT score1, mean (SD)

12.4 (8.7)

DAST score2, mean (SD) (n = 16)

4.6 (3.5)

SUD diagnoses3

 

 Alcohol

16 (80)

 Cannabis

12 (60)

 Cocaine

10 (50)

 Opioid

5 (25)

Psychiatric diagnoses3

 

 Depressive disorder

8 (40)

 Anxiety disorder

7 (35)

 Post-traumatic stress disorder

3 (15)

 Schizophrenia

3 (15)

 Bipolar disorder

2 (10)

HCV Genotype

 

 1a4

17 (85)

 1b

3 (15)

ALT, median, IU/L (IQR)

61.5 (31.5)

FIB-4 score, median (IQR)

2.0 (1.0)

HCV RNA, median, log IU/mL (IQR)

6.21 (0.62)

  1. IQR-interquartile range, SD-standard deviation, SUD-substance use disorder, ALT-alanine aminotransferase, IU-international unit, L-liter, FIB-4 Fibrosis-4, HCV-hepatitis C virus, mL-milliliter
  2. 1 Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, performed on all patients
  3. 2 Drug Abuse Screening Test, performed on patients with ICD code past 6 months for illicit drug use
  4. 3 Defined by ICD code past 6 months, participants could contribute > 1 diagnoses
  5. 4 No evidence of NS5A RAVs at position(s) 28, 30, 31 or 93, HCV GenoSureâ„¢ NS5A (Monogram Biosciences)