Table 2.

Demographic profile of patients with chronic HCV infection and healthy controls

	Patients (n = 204)	Healthy controls (n = 350)
Age, mean ± SD (years)	45 ± 12	32 ± 10
Male: Female	126:78	240:110
ALT (IU/l)	102 ± 56	26.95 ± 4.6
Serum albumin (g/dl)	3.8 ± 0.4	3.5 ± 0.5
HCV genotype (n = 204)
1	33 (16.17%)	–
2	4 (1.47%)	–
3	156 (76.4%)	–
4	11 (5.39%)	–
Liver biopsy
Fibrosis
Mild	83 (40.6%)	–
Severe	120 (59%)	–
HAI
Mild	93 (45.5%)	–
Severe	111 (54.4%)	–
Mode of acquisition of HCV
Blood transfusion	73 (35%)	–
Needle-stick injury	38 (19%)	–
Medical procedure	58 (28%)	–
Unclear	35 (18%)	–