Table 1.

Subject Characteristics

Characteristic	HCV patients n = 50	Healthy subjects n = 23
Age in years, mean (range)	46 (24–61)	45 (20–60)
Sex (M/F)	24/26	10/13
Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L), mean (range)	62 (14–177)	N/A
Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L), mean (range)	80 (9–259)	N/A
Hepatitis C viral load (kIU/mL), mean (range)	1989 (50–15,100)	N/A
Histology: grade/stage, per Batts and Ludwig	I–IV	N/A

HCV, hepatitis C virus.