Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of chronic hepatitis C patients
| Patients | Cirrhotic (n = 31) | Non-cirrhotic (n = 148) | P value |
| Sex (M/F) | 23/8 | 92/56 | 0.20 |
| Age (yr) | 48 (24-63) | 44 (22-67) | 0.23 |
| Viral load (× 105 IU/mL) | 5.0 (3.5-11.0) | 7.1 (1.8-13.0) | 0.68 |
| HCV genotype, n (%) | - | ||
| 1 | 27 (87.1) | 117 (79.1) | |
| Non-1 | 4 (12.9) | 31 (20.9) | |
| Stage of liver fibrosis, n (%) | - | ||
| F1 | - | 42 (28.4) | |
| F2 | - | 66 (44.6) | |
| F3 | - | 40 (27.0) | |
| F4 | 31 (100.0) | - | |
| AST (UI/L) | 99.0 (60.0-123.0) | 48.0 (33.0-65.0) | < 0.001 |
| ALT (UI/L) | 116.0 (87.0-161.0) | 74.0 (55.3-111.5) | < 0.001 |
| ALP (UI/L) | 116.0 (75.0-220.0) | 126.5 (77.5-164.8) | 0.39 |
| GGT (UI/L) | 91.0 (68.0-172.0) | 36.0 (23.0-65.8) | < 0.001 |
| INR | 1.1 (1.1-1.2) | 1.0 (0.9-1.1) | < 0.001 |
| Bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.9 (0.7-1.1) | 0.6 (0.5-0.8) | < 0.001 |
| Platelet count (× 109/L) | 141.0 (120.0-167.0) | 204.0 (167.0-241.0) | < 0.001 |
| Cholesterol total (mg/dL) | 163.0 (141.0-180.0) | 171.0 (154.3-191.5) | 0.06 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.2 (4.0-4.4) | 4.3 (4.2-4.6) | 0.03 |
Data are shown as number of patients (percentage) or median value (25th-75th percentile), except for age (median and range). HCV: Hepatitis C virus; AST: Aspartate transaminase; ALT: Alanine transaminase.