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.