Table 2. Demographic characteristics of HCV-2a- and HCV-2b-infected patients with SVR and non-SVR.
| Factor | HCV-2a | HCV-2b | ||||
| SVR | Non-SVR | P value | SVR | Non-SVR | P value | |
| Age | 49.78±13.67* | 62.89±7.01 | 0.007 | 50.03±15.03 | 55.08±11.22 | 0.28 |
| Sex (male/female) | 22/27 | 3/6 | 0.72 | 17/17 | 8/5 | 0.53 |
| Body weight (kg) | 60.39±11.00 | 54.67±10.51 | 0.15 | 57.72±13.46 | 65.08±7.26 | 0.06 |
| Platelets (×104/mm3) | 18.54±5.71 | 19.43±10.78 | 0.72 | 17.57±5.65 | 15.20±7.281 | 0.27 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 14.38±6.07 | 14.0±1.56 | 0.88 | 14.19±1.59 | 13.78±1.5 | 0.49 |
| γ-GTP (IU/L) | 37.66±53.25 | 36.83±24.82 | 0.97 | 39.68±34.33 | 81.30±69.11 | 0.02 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 64.75±52.45 | 94.38±141.3 | 0.28 | 86.35±91.95 | 86.85±118.7 | 0.98 |
| HCV-RNA (KIU/ml) | 1350±1424 | 1598±1464 | 0.63 | 5543±7643 | 7905±14210 | 0.47 |
| HCV core antigen (fmol/L) | 6543±6927 | 6105±8290 | 0.91 | 9054±6743 | 9390±8723 | 0.92 |
*Mean ± S.D.
Abbreviations: SVR, sustained virological response; γ-GTP, gamma glutamyl transpeptidase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase.