Seroprevalence of HCV and its co-infection with HBV and HIV among liver disease patients of South Tamil Nadu

Table 2 Incidence of blood borne viral infection and co-infection among liver disease patients

Category	Clinical condition	Gender						Total
		Male			Female
		Virus positive	Virus negative	Total	Virus positive	Virus negative	Total
Liver disease	Acute liver disease	22	55	77	12	38	50	127
	Chronic liver disease	45	34	79	26	51	77	156
	Cirrhosis	14	31	45	7	33	40	85
	Others	16	64	80	2	62	64	144
	Total	97	184	281	47	184	231	512
Control	Without any signs or symptoms	4	246	250	3	247	250	500
Total		101	430	531	50	431	481	1012

χ² = 12.598 for df = 1, P < 0.01 for gender vs viral infection. χ² = 41.33 for df = 3, P < 0.01 for clinical condition vs viral infection.