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Table 1.

Characteristics of studies included in primary analysis

First author, year	Country of origin	Study design	HCV-4			HCV-1			HCV-2/3
First author, year	Country of origin	Study design	Male (%)	Age (years)	N	Male (%)	Age (years)	N	Male (%)	Age (years)	N
Marcellin P et al, 2012⁴²	International (19 countries)	Prospective	68	44.5	282	52	47.4	4119	60	46.3	1976
Mauss S et al, 2012⁴³	Germany	Prospective	76	Median 41	474	60	Median 44	7835	66	Not reported	5062
Al-Enzi SA et al, 2011¹⁴	Kuwait	Retrospective	Not reported	Not reported	51	Not reported	Not reported	30	Not reported	Not reported	27
Njouom R et al, 2008⁴⁶	Cameroon	Prospective	71	54.3	26	82	53	29	86	51.4	17
Hasan F et al, 2004³²	Kuwait	Prospective	73	45	66	35	48	20	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

HCV, hepatitis C virus.