Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Infection a.
Variable | Patients (N = 169) |
---|---|
Sex, male, % | 54.4 |
Age, y b | 43.22 ± 12.97 |
ALT, IU/L, b | 78.15 ± 73.53 |
AST, IU/L, b | 69.28 ± 67.08 |
HCV-RNA, log10IU/mL b | 6.19 ± 1.02 |
≥ 6 × 105 IU/mL, % | 71.6 |
˂ 6 × 105 IU/mL, % | 28.4 |
HCV genotypes [case (%)] | |
1,6 | 133 (78.7) |
2,3 | 36 (21.3) |
IL28B genotypes [case (%)] | |
CC | 140 (82.8) |
N-CC | 29 (17.2) |
a Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate transaminase; and IL28 CC, CC genotype of interleukin 28 single nucleotide polymorphism.
b Values are presented as mean ± SD or No. (%).