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. 2016 Jun 9;11(6):e0156731. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156731

Table 1. Baseline patient characteristics.

Parameter Patients (n = 165)
Age (years) [median (range)] 52 (29–74)
Sex
Male [n (%)] 105 (63.6%)
Female [n (%)] 60 (36.4%)
Body mass index (kg/m2) [median (range)] 24.6 (18.4–48.4)
IFNL4 genotype
CC [n (%)] 46 (29.1%)
non-CC [n (%)] 112 (70.9%)
n.d. [n] 7
Liver enyzmes
ALT (U/l) [median (range)] 86 (19–551)
AST (U/l) [median (range)] 65 (5–301)
GGT [median (range)] 82 (12–508)
Cirrhosis
Patients with cirrhosis [n (%)] 47 (28.5%)
Patients without cirrhosis [n (%)] 118 (71.5%)
Fibrosis
F0-F2 [n (%)] 40 (42.1%)
F3-F4 [n (%)] 55 (57.9%)
n.d. [n] 70
HCV infection
HCV viral load (IU/mL) [median (range)] 1.6x106 (3.6x103–3.6x107)
HCV GT 1a [n (%)] 74 (44.8%)
HCV GT 1b [n (%)] 91 (55.2%)
Current Treatment
BOC-based [n (%)] 29 (17.6%)
TVR-based [n (%)] 136 (82.4%)
Outcome
SVR [n (%)] 121 (73.3%)
Virologic Failure [n (%)] 44 (26.7)
Non-Response [n (% virologic failure)] 14 (31.8%)
Breakthrough [n (% virologic failure)] 12 (27.3%)
Relapse [n (% virologic failure)] 18 (40.9%)
Treatment History
Treatment-naïve [n (%)] 60 (36.8%)
Treatment-experienced ((PEG)-IFN +/- RBV) [n (%)] 103 (63.2%)
n.d. [n] 2
HIV Coinfection
Patients with HIV infection [n (%)] 11 (7.9%)
Patients with HIV <20 copies/mL [n% HIV infected)] 10 (90.9%)
HIV status n.d. 26
HBV Coinfection
Patients with HBV infection [n (%)] 2 (1.4%)
Patients with HBV <20 copies/mL [n% HBV infected)] 2 (100%)
HBV status n.d. 26