Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of 237 patients with chronic hepatitis C

Male/female	135/102
Age (yr)	54.3 ± 11.6 (19-76)
AST (U/L)	101.2 ± 56.0 (21-348)
ALT (U/L)	156.3 ± 92.5 (24-637)
PT INR	1.049 ± 0.080 (0.88-1.34)
PLT (× 103/μL)	170.9 ± 55.1 (60-373)
Hemoglobin (g/L)	14.4 ± 1.37 (9.0-18.0)
WBC count (x 109/L)	5.85 ± 1.73 (2.8-16.7)
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.94 ± 0.23 (1.0-2.0)
FT4 (μg/dL)	1.12 ± 0.19 (1.0-2.0)
TSH (mU/mL)	2.06 ± 2.13 (0.1-23.0)

AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; PLT: Posterolateral thoracotomy; PT-INR: Prothrombin time international normalized ratio; WBC: White blood cell; FT4: Free thyroxine; TSH: Thyroid stimulating hormone.