Impact of hepatitis C virus infection on lifestyle

Table 1 Characteristics regarding the history of infection of 275 respondents

Years since HCV (+) (median ± SD)	5 + 4
Age at diagnosis (median ± SD)	46 + 14.1
First visit n (%)	23 (8.4)
Years of follow-up n (%)
< 1	47 (17.1)
1-2	47 (17.1)
3-4	38 (13.8)
5-6	34 (12.4)
> 7	67 (24.4)
not known	19 (6.8)
Healthcare provider n (%)
family physician	11 (4)
hepatologist	218 (79.3)
other	10 (3.6)
not known	13 (4.7)
Visits during the last year n (%)
0	10 (3.6)
1	35 (12.7)
2-4	84 (30.5)
>4	114 (41.5)
not known	9 (3.3)
Liver biopsy n (%)	213 (77.5)
Treatment n (%)	186 (67.6)

Table 2 Correlation between changes in smoking habit and sports activity due to the diagnosis of hepatitis C and a previous antiviral treatment

	Patients modifying smoking habit after HCV infectionn (%)				Patients modifying sport activity after HCV infectionn (%)
Previous treatment	Yes	No	Total	P	Yes	No	Total	P
Yes	28 (90.3)	84 (73.7)	112 (77.2)	0.056	36 (87.8)	47 (66.2)	83 (74.1)	0.014
No	3 (9.7)	30 (26.3)	33 (22.8)		5 (12.2)	24 (33.8)	29 (25.9)
Total	31	114	145		41	71	112