Table 1.

HCV infection and treatment characteristics

Gender	Age	Genotype	Viral Load Log	ALT	AST	Albumin	Prior INF	RVR	ETR	SVR	Frequency of Blood transfusion	Side effect
Male	16	4	4.4	49	65	4.2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	same	Body ache
Male	17	1	5.6	69	48	5.2	Yes	No	No	No	same	NA
Male	14	3	6.7	302	336	3.9	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	same	Vomiting
Male	15	4	5.2	89	100	4.8	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	same	Body ache
Male	13	4	5.3	123	110	4.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	increased	anaemia
Female	14	1	5.6	138	94	4.6	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	same	Fever
Female	20	4	6.2	30	47	4.7	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	same	Body ache
Female	15	4	6.3	60	58	4.3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	same	Body ache
Male	18	4	5.5	27	15	4.5	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	same	Body ache
Male	16	1	5.9	102	88	4.5	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	same	NA
Female	24	1	5.4	26	25	4.2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	same	NA

Abbreviations: ALT: Alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; RVR: rapid virologic response; ETR: end of treatment response; INF: interferon; SVR: sustained virologic response