Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study subjects
From: Health-related quality of life of Southern Chinese with chronic hepatitis B infection
| Â | Uncomplicated CHB (n = 156) | Impaired LF (n = 102) | Cirrhosis (n = 139) | HCC (n = 123) | Overall (n = 520) | Population by-census and THS* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, yr (mean ± SD)‡ | 46.8 ± 12.6 | 44.6 ± 12.9 | 52.8 ± 9.3 | 57.0 ± 10.6 | 50.4 ± 12.3 | NA |
Sex (%)†‡ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   Male | 64.7 | 65.7 | 80.6 | 84.6 | 73.8 | 46.9 |
   Female | 35.3 | 34.3 | 19.4 | 15.4 | 26.2 | 53.1 |
Education attainment (%)‡ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   Primary or below | 24.4 | 16.7 | 26.6 | 37.4 | 26.5 | 25.4 |
   Other education levels | 75.6 | 83.3 | 73.4 | 62.6 | 73.5 | 74.6 |
Marital status (%)†|  |  |  |  |  |  |
   Married | 76.3 | 70.6 | 77.7 | 84.6 | 77.5 | 57.8 |
   Other marital status | 23.7 | 29.4 | 22.3 | 15.4 | 22.5 | 42.2 |
Occupation (%)†|  |  |  |  |  |  |
   Administrative, managerial & professional | 25.6 | 33.3 | 27.3 | 24.4 | 27.3 | 33.0 |
   Other occupations | 74.4 | 66.7 | 72.7 | 75.6 | 72.7 | 67.0 |
Household income (HK$, %)†‡ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   <10000 | 28.8 | 26.5 | 47.5 | 46.3 | 37.5 | 27.9 |
   10000–19999 | 21.8 | 20.6 | 19.4 | 17.9 | 20.0 | 27.8 |
   20000–29999 | 25.6 | 14.7 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 16.0 | 17.4 |
   >30000 | 16.0 | 27.5 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 17.3 | 26.9 |
   Refused to answer | 7.7 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.2 | NA |
Family history of HB or CLD (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 45.5 | 37.3 | 50.4 | 51.2 | 46.5 | NA |
   Yes | 54.5 | 62.7 | 49.6 | 48.8 | 53.5 | NA |
Smoking (%)†‡ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   Never smoker | 69.2 | 68.6 | 62.6 | 55.3 | 64.0 | 78.9 |
   Former smoker | 16.0 | 16.7 | 25.2 | 35.8 | 23.3 | 4.4 |
   Current smoker | 14.7 | 14.7 | 12.2 | 8.9 | 12.7 | 16.7 |
Drinking (%)†‡ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   Never drinker | 57.1 | 45.1 | 43.2 | 39.0 | 46.7 | 84.4 |
   Former drinker | 12.8 | 23.5 | 41.0 | 43.1 | 29.6 | 4.9 |
   Current drinker | 30.1 | 31.4 | 15.8 | 17.9 | 23.7 | 10.7 |