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TableĀ 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

From: Increased levels of circulating IL-10 in persons recovered from hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection compared with persons with active HCV infection

Total

Nā€‰=ā€‰163

Sex

Ā Female n (%)

65 (39.9)

Ā Male n (%)

98 (60.1)

Age

Ā Mean (SD)

35.8 (11.9)

Occupationa

Ā Modern professional occupation n (%)

28 (23)

Ā Farming or agricultural occupation n (%)

13 (10.7)

Ā Routine manual and service occupations n (%)

36 (29.5)

Ā Student n (%)

15 (12.3)

Ā Technical and craft occupations n (%)

24 (19.7)

Ā Unemployed n (%)

6 (4.9)

HBsAg statusb

Ā Negative n (%)

146 (90.1)

Ā Positive n (%)

16 (9.9)

HIV statusb

Ā Negative n (%)

154 (95.1)

Ā Positive n (%)

8 (4.9)

  1. aOne participant could not provide information on his occupation
  2. bOne participant did not agree to be screened for HBsAg and HIV