Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of all patients (n = 20)

Characteristic	Value
Sex (male/female)	13/7
Age (y)	63 (60–72)
Esophageal varices (yes/no)	16/4
History of HCC (yes/no)	10/10
HCV RNA (log10 IU/mL)	6.0 (5.7–6.2)
HCV genotype (1b/2a/2b)	15/2/3
CPT score	8 (7–9)
CPT grade (A/B/C)	0/17/3
ALBI score	− 1.39 (− 1.11 to − 1.78)
ALBI grade (1/2/3)	0/10/10
LHL15	0.69 (0.60–0.74)
HH15	0.83 (0.79–0.85)
LSM (kPa)	37 (27–45)
HVPG (mmHg)	17 (13–19)

Data are shown as numbers or median (interquartile range)

HCC hepatocellular carcinoma, HCV hepatitis C virus, CPT Child–Pugh–Turcotte, ALBI albumin–bilirubin, LHL15 hepatocyte receptor index, HH15 blood clearance index, LSM liver stiffness measurement, HVPG hepatic venous pressure gradient