Table 1.

The demographic and clinical characteristics of Libyan HCV infected patients attending the virology clinic at the Tripoli Medical Centre

Mean age and SD in years	40.22±13.09
Mean age and SD in years by gender	Males 38.89±12.70
	Females 42.88±13.45
	(P=0.000)
Age range in years	(16–76)
Normal ALT at diagnosis	62%
HCV RNA <2 million copies at diagnosis	54%
Family history of HCV infection	3.2%