Table 1.
Chronic, Recovered and Normal Control Subjects
| Chornic N=61 | Normal (HCV Ab−/HCV RNA−) N=11 | Recovered (HCV Ab+/HCV RNA−) N=15 | p(Recovered vs. Chronic) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male/Female | 61/0 | 5/6 | 13/2 | p=0.037 | |||
| White/Black/Other | 15/43/3 | 7/3/1 | 8/7/0 | p=0.08 | |||
| Median | Range | Median | Range | Median | Range | ||
| Age (years) | 52 | 35–69 | 44 | 24–46 | 51 | 42–64 | p=0.030 |
| HCA RNA (IU/ml) | 773500 | 8,620–18,900,000 | p<0.0001 | ||||
| ALT (U/ML) | 47 | 13–326 | 22 | 13–43 | 22 | 12–39 | p<0.0001 |
| Albumin (g/dl) | 4.1 | 3.4–5.3 | 4.2 | 3.8–4.7 | 4.4 | 3.9–4.9 | p=0.052 |
| Total Bilirubin (mg/dl) | 0.8 | 0.2–1.9 | 0.4 | 0.2–1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2–1.1 | p=0.11 |
| INR | 1.0 | 0.9–1.12 | 1.0 | 1.0–1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9–1.2 | p=0.47 |
| Platelet (× 1000/ml) | 235 | 96–456 | 243 | 203–346 | 244 | 154–305 | p=0.54 |