Table 5. Baseline Characteristics of patients with NS5A aa 2224–2242 variations none or 1≤.

Characteristic	Variation 1≤ (n = 33)	No variation (n = 27)	P value
Gender (Male/Female)	17/16	18/9	NS†
Age (yrs)	57 (29–72)*	57 (22–80)	NS‡
ALT (IU/l)	72 (19–380)	47 (17–390)	NS‡
Platelet (×104/mm3)	19.3 (7.1–31.8)	17.5 (10.4–36.7)	NS‡
Fibrosis score (0–2/≥3)§	26/5	19/3	NS†
HCV RNA (KIU/ml)	1600 (100–16000)	2450 (140–13000)	NS‡
IFN dose (≥80%/60–80%)	26/7	23/4	NS†
Ribavirin dose (≥80%/60–80%)	24/9	19/8	NS†
RVR rate (%)	53.1	29.6	NS†
EVR rate (%)	96.9	81.5	NS†
SVR rate (%)	90.9	51.9	0.001†
Replapse rate (%)	40.7	9.1	0.006†

^§: 1≤ : n = 31, 0 : n = 22.

^*: median (range).

^†: Fisher's exact probability test.

^‡: Mann-Whitney's U test.