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Principal features of patients with chronic hepatitis C according to the response to interferon-α therapy
| Sustained virological response |
||
|---|---|---|
| Feature | yes (n = 55) | no (n = 57) |
| Age (years, median [range]) | 27 (19-47) | 31 (20-53) |
| Female/male | 12/43 | 9/48 |
| Hepatitis C virus genotype: | ||
| 1 | 17 | 29 |
| 3 | 37 | 28 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Pre-treatment viremia (IU): | ||
| ≤800 000 | 32 | 22 |
| >800 000 | 23 | 35 |
| Grade of fibrosis: | ||
| 0-1 | 17 | 8 |
| 2 | 32 | 28 |
| 3-4 | 6 | 21 |
