Table 3. TGF-ß1, TIMP-1, HA and PIIINP levels in chronic HCV patients vs healthy subjects.

	Pediatrics			Adults
	Healthy*	HCV+*	P value	Healthy*	HCV+*	P value
TGF-ß1 (pg/ml)	2,866	12,178	<0.0001	5,257	12,384	<0.0001
	(770.3–7,125)	(1,400–24,407)		(1,566–7,898)	(2,151–25,679)
TIMP-1 (ng/ml)	79.75	142.9	0.0029	114.9	302.6	<0.0001
	(53.98–120.2)	(71.66–845.2)		(92.58–181.1)	(113.5–977.5)
HA (ng/ml)	6.36	10.22	0.03	10.22	80.12	<0.0001
	(0–11.03)	(2.67–228.2)		(4.51–48.41)	(7.90–2,225)
PIIINP (µg/L)	11.43	12.37	0.04	5.54	9.58	0.0004
	(8.64–13.65)	(6.91–27.77)		(3.30–6.61)	(3.41–39.42)

*Results are expressed as median (min-max).