Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Patients.

Characteristic	All Patients	Liver Biopsy Subgroup
No. of patients	137	35
Sex (M/F)	89/48	22/13
Age, y, range	48.0 (29-69)	48.4 (29-68)
HCV genotype 1, No. (%)	78 (56.9%)	28 (80%)
Therapy outcome R vs. NR	73 vs. 64	12 vs. 23

Abbreviations: M, male; F, female; HCV, hepatitis C virus; R, responders; NR, non-responders.