Table 1. Clinical characteristics of HCV genotype 1-infected in the present study.
Number of patients (male/female) | 80 (39/41) |
Age (years) | 51+14 |
HCV RNA levels (low/high) | 2/78 |
ALT (IU/L) | 67+41 |
WBC (x103/µL) | 5.5+1.7 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 14+1.1 |
Platelet counts (x104/µL) | 18+5.8 |
γ-GTP (IU/L) | 53+70 |
IL28B rs8099917, TT/TG/GG | 49/30/1 |
Note: HCV RNA levels, low: less than 5 log IU/mL; HCV RNA levels, high: equal to and more than 5 log IU/mL; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; WBC, white blood cell count.