Table 1. Characteristics of the study subjects.

	INFECTIVE LIVER DISEASE-FREE GROUP (ILDF) (N = 314)	HCV-POSITIVE CONTROL GROUP (N = 40)	HBV-POSITIVE GROUP (N = 85)
DIAGNOSIS
Hereditary hemochromatosis	38	7	9
Iron overload	28	16	8
Porphyria cutanea tarda	1	3	1
Secondary erythrocytosis	103	5	30
Polycythemia vera	140	9	36
Arteriopathy	4	0	1
AGE
Range (mean) years	26–82 (65.25)	41–85 (64.4)	36–88 (66.7)
26–40 years	16	0	2
41–55 years	55	14	7
56–70 years	132	10	34
71–85 years	107	16	40
>86 years	4	0	2
GENDER
Male/Female	235/79	34/6	67/18