Table 1.
HCV prevalence, genotype distribution, and fibrosis stage distribution among the Italian HCV-infected population
Identification category | Partition | % value | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
Prevalence (age-adjusted analysis) | North | 1.6 | 13 |
Central | 6.1 | ||
Southern | 7.3 | ||
Genotype | 1 | 52.4 | 14 |
2 | 26.6 | ||
3 | 9.8 | ||
4 | 10.5 | ||
5 | 0.7 | ||
Fibrosis stage | F0–F1 | 42 | 15 |
F2 | 15 | ||
F3 | 12 | ||
F4 and cirrhosis | 31 |
Abbreviation: HCV, hepatitis C virus.