TABLE 4.
Patient characteristics
| Group (no. of patients) | Value for the following characteristica (mean ± SD): |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | ALTb level (times the upper limit of normal) | Interval between hepatitis onset and blood sampling (days) | HAV viremia (log10 copies/ml) | |
| All genotypes (44) | 25.7 ± 15.7 | 79.0 ± 55.7 | 6.9 ± 6.2 | 4.6 ± 1.2 |
| Subgenotype IA (10) | 21.1 ± 13.5 | 88.1 ± 52.5 | 7.1 ± 8.6 | 5.9 ± 1.3* |
| Subgenotype IB (10) | 20.4 ± 12.2 | 70.4 ± 47.2 | 7.0 ± 4.8 | 4.1 ± 0.9 |
| Subgenotype IIIA (10) | 33.3 ± 17.1 | 86.0 ± 41.8 | 8.1 ± 6.8 | 4.4 ± 0.8 |
| Subgenotype IIA (14) | 27.6 ± 16.9 | 72.8 ± 74.9 | 4.7 ± 2.9 | 4.0 ± 0.8* |
a
There was no statistical difference in these parameters between the different genotypes except for viremia, which differed between patients infected with subgenotype IA and those infected with subgenotype IIA (P = 0.03) (indicated by asterisks).
b
ALT, alanine aminotransferase.