The Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States, 1999 through 2002
- Gregory L. Armstrong, MD;
- Annemarie Wasley, ScD;
- Edgar P. Simard, MPH;
- Geraldine M. McQuillan, PhD;
- Wendi L. Kuhnert, PhD; and
- Miriam J. Alter, PhD
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From National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, and National Center
for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland.
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Figure 1. The vertical bars represent 95% CIs. The upper 95% CIs are not shown for 2 groups: 40- to 49-year-old non-Hispanic
black men (18.2%) and 50- to 59-year-old Mexican-American men (20.0%). Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) by ethnicity, age, and sex.
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Figure 2. The vertical bars represent 95% CIs. Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) by age group (A) and year of birth (B) in the Third National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1988–1994) and the current NHANES (1999–2002).
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Ann Intern Med
May 16, 2006
vol. 144
no. 10
705-714
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View larger version:Figure 1. The vertical bars represent 95% CIs. The upper 95% CIs are not shown for 2 groups: 40- to 49-year-old non-Hispanic black men (18.2%) and 50- to 59-year-old Mexican-American men (20.0%). Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) by ethnicity, age, and sex.
View larger version:Figure 2. The vertical bars represent 95% CIs. Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) by age group (A) and year of birth (B) in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1988–1994) and the current NHANES (1999–2002).
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