Table 3. Number of Patients With a Chronic Hepatitis C-Associated Autoimmune Disease or Inherited Hemolytic Disorder in Relation to Sex.

	Autoimmune Disease, No.				Sickle-Cell Anemia or Thalassemia, No.
	Hypothyroidism	Thyrotoxicosis	SLE	RA
Male	0	1	0	0	6
Female	4	1	3	3	5
Total	4	2	3	3	11

Abbreviations: SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.