TABLE 4.
Median HCV RNA loads in liver and serum grouped according to HCV genotype and comparison of viral loads across genotypesa
| Genotype (n) | Median HCV RNA load in:
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Liver (IU/μg) | Serum (IU/ml) | |
| Genotype 1 (7) | 749,852 | 1,465,203 |
| Genotype 3 (13) | 192,737 | 358,080 |
| Genotype 4 (3) | 510,341 | 473,689 |
a
Comparisons (calculated by using the Mann-Whitney U test) were as follows for liver and serum, respectively: genotype 1 versus 3, P < 0.01 and P = 0.11; genotype 1 versus 4, P = 0.21 and P = 0.12; and genotype 3 versus 4, P = 0.25 and P = 0.74.