Table 1.

Distribution of covariates in the population of study

Variables	n	%
Gender
Male	225	79.2
Female	59	20.8
Age group
14-35	89	31.3
36-57	171	60.2
> 58	24	8.5
Marital status
Single	81	28.5
Married	203	71.5
Outcome
SVR	147	51.8
Not SVR	137	48.2
Medication
Interferon + Ribavirin	126	44.4
Peg-interferon + Ribavirin	158	55.6
Genotype
1	214	75.4
2	4	1.4
3	66	23.2
Education
Lower diploma	206	72.5
Upper diploma	78	27.5