Table 2. Clinical, virological and histological features of HCV adult patients.
| Clinical and serological characteristics | Histological characteristics* | |||||||||
| AdultPatients | Sex | Ages(ys) | Risk factor for HCV infection | Genotype | Transaminases | Knodell | Lymphoid Follicle | Bile duct damage | Steatosis | |
| AST (U/L) | ALT (U/L) | |||||||||
| 1 | M | 38 | Unknown | 1b | 82 | 89 | 6(5+1) | yes | yes | absent |
| 2 | F | 52 | T | 1b | 45 | 52 | 8(6+2) | yes | yes | minimal |
| 3 | M | 42 | Unknown | 1a | 44 | 56 | 9(8+1) | yes | yes | absent |
| 4 | F | 62 | T | 1a | 42 | 32 | 11(7+4) | no | yes | moderate |
| 5 | M | 48 | DA | 1b | 40 | 63 | 10(7+3) | no | yes | severe |
| 6 | M | 40 | DA | 1a | 34 | 45 | 10(6+4) | yes | yes | moderate |
| 7 | M | 47 | Unknown | 1a | 29 | 54 | 8(6+2) | yes | yes | minimal |
| 8 | M | 40 | DA | 2a | 63 | 79 | 4(4+0) | yes | no | absent |
| 9 | M | 41 | DA | 3a | 79 | 86 | 7(4+3) | no | yes | absent |
| 10 | F | 61 | Unknown | 1a | 31 | 28 | 17(12+5) | yes | yes | absent |
| 11 | F | 72 | Unknown | 1a/c | 52 | 71 | 9(6+3) | yes | yes | minimal |
| 12 | F | 74 | T | 1* | 106 | 85 | 15(12+3) | yes | yes | absent |
| 13 | M | 62 | Unknown | 1b | 22 | 32 | 10(7+3) | no | yes | absent |
| 14 | F | 55 | Unknown | 3b | 49 | 60 | 8(6+2) | yes | yes | severe |
| 15 | F | 67 | Unknown | 2a | 28 | 26 | 6(6+0) | yes | yes | minimal |
| 16 | F | 41 | Unknown | 1a | 192 | 105 | 6(2+4) | yes | yes | absent |
| 17 | M | 51 | OE | 1b | 65 | 74 | 5(4+0) | yes | yes | absent |
| 18 | M | 51 | DA | 1a | 73 | 109 | 10(7+3) | yes | yes | minimal |
| 19 | F | 67 | T | 1b | 106 | 103 | 13(9+4) | yes | yes | absent |
| 20 | M | 73 | Unknown | 1b | 31 | 42 | 8(6+2) | yes | yes | absent |
| 21 | M | 41 | DA | 1a | 32 | 50 | 10(7+3) | yes | yes | severe |
| 22 | M | 47 | DA | 3 | 38 | 59 | 3(2+1) | yes | yes | minimal |
F: female, M: male.
*Subtype not determined Risk factor for HCV infection: T: transfusion, DA: drug abuse, OE: occupational exposure.
ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase. Normal ALT and AST levels were ≤40 and ≤42 IU/L, respectively when test was done at 37°C.