Table 1.
Characteristics of 54 patients infected HCV genotype 1
| IL28B SNP rs8099917 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TT (n=34) | TG (n=19) + GG (n=1) | p Value | |
| Age (years) | 55.6±10.1 | 54.7±11.3 | 0.746 |
| Gender (male %) | 70 | 50 | 0.199 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.6±3.1 | 24.7±3.3 | 0.870 |
| Viral load at therapy (log IU/ml) | 6.0±0.7 | 5.8±0.8 | 0.357 |
| SVR rate (%) | 50 | 11 | 0.012 |
| Serum ALT level (IU/l) | 100.3±80.8 | 79.3±45.0 | 0.226 |
| Platelet count (×104/μl) | 17.1±9.0 | 16.5±5.8 | 0.771 |
| Fibrosis (F3+4 %) | 42 | 40 | 0.877 |
HCV, hepatitis C virus; SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism; SVR, sustained virological response.