Table 3.

Characteristics of participants with the rs8099917 TT and GT/GG genotypes among those with available genotype testing.

Characteristic	Overall (n=102)	GG/GT (n=39)	%	TT (n=63)	%
Sex
Male	74	29	74%	45	71%
Female	28	10	26%	18	29%
Ethnicity
Caucasian	92	34	87%	58	92%
Other	10	5	13%	5	8%
Presentation of recent HCV
Asymptomatic seroconversion	55	27	69%	28	44%
Acute clinical (no jaundice)	23	9	23%	14	22%
Acute clinical (with jaundice)	22	2	5%	20	32%
Peak ALT prior to enrolment (IU/L)
≤ 400	37	21	54%	16	25%
> 400	60	15	38%	45	71%