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Published in final edited form as: Hepatology. 2009 Dec;50(6):1738–1749. doi: 10.1002/hep.23211

Table 4.

Baseline characteristics of the three randomization strata.

	Lead-in Nonresponder n=346 (mean ± S.D.)	Breakthrough/Relapse n =78 (mean ± S.D.)	Express n = 111 (mean ± S.D.)	p-value
Age^*	50.3 ± 7.6	48.7 ± 4.9	50.2 ± 6.4	0.21
ALT^*	110 ± 71	113 ± 94	101 ±74	0.51
Log HCV RNA^*	6.46 ± 0.47	6.58 ± 0.44	6.38 ± 0.59	0.02
Total lifetime alcoholic drinks (thousands)^*(12)	15.5 ± 23.3	22.9 ± 43.0	17.7 ± 24.7	0.09
Histology at baseline Mean inflammation score (5) (± S.D.)	7.6 ± 1.9	7.3 ± 2.0	7.6 ± 2.0	0.40
Steatosis (>5% of tissue)	n=145 (42%)	n=22 (28%)	n=43 (57%)	0.08

At randomization