Table 1.
Patient characteristics: mean and standard deviation [SD] are given for continuous variables with approximate normal distribution, median and inter-quartile range [IQR] for skewed continuous variables and frequencies [percentages, %] for categorical variables
| N = 164 | % missing values | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years (mean ± SD)* | 56.5 [± 10.2] | 0 |
| Male sex (n, [%]) | 102 [62.2] | 0 |
| BMI, kg/m2 (mean, [± SD]) | 25.8 [± 4.6] | 24.9 |
| Viral Load, IU/ml (median [IQR]) | 15’000’000 [607’500, 31’000’000] | 1.2 |
| HCV Genotype (n, [%]) | 0.6 | |
| –1 | 111[8.1] | |
| –2 | 8 [4.9] | |
| –3 | 23 [14.1] | |
| –4 | 20 [12.3] | |
| –6 | 1 [0.6] | |
| Coinfection (n, [%]) | 0.6 | |
| –Hepatitis B | 2 [1.2] | |
| –HIV | 3 [1.8] | |
| Concomitant ALD (n, [%]) | 30 [18.4] | 0.6 |
| Concomitant MASLD (n, [%]) | 2 [1.2] | 0.6 |
Abbreviations: ALD = Alcoholic liver disease, BMI = Body mass index, DAA = Direct acting agent, HCV = Hepatitis C Virus, MASLD = metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease