Table 1. General information of study subjects.

Characteristic	Healthy Controls	Patients	p Value
Gender
HCV group
Male	67.6% (65/96)	65.4% (100/153)	0.703
Female	32.3% (31/96)	34.6% (53/153)
HBV group
Male	57.0% (110/193)	54.3% (102/188)	0.590
Female	43.0% (83/193)	45.7% (86/188)
Age (years)
HCV group
Median	41	44.5	0.227
IQR	35–47	37–49
Range	16–68	21–57
HBV group
Median	36	41	0.221
IQR	26–46	28–47.5
Range	18–62	17–60