Table 1. Patient demographics and disease characteristics.
| Variables | n = 141 |
| Age in years, mean (range) | 42.1 (19.0∼72.2) |
| Gender as m/f, n | 71/70 |
| BMI in kg/m2, mean (range) | 23.0 (18.1∼29.7) |
| Nationality of Han/other, n | 126/49 |
| Baseline HCV RNA in log10 IU/mL, median (range) | 6.04 (2.91∼7.08) |
| Baseline HCV RNA in IU/mL, n (%) | |
| <400,000 | 33 (23.4) |
| 400,000-800,000 | 14 (9.9) |
| ≥800 000 | 94 (66.7) |
| IFNL4 rs12979860, n (%) | |
| CC | 123 (87.2) |
| non-CC | 18 (12.8) |
| HCV genotype, n (%) | |
| 1a | 3 (2.1) |
| 1b | 138 (97.9) |
| FibroScan (kPa), mean (range) | 6.1 (2.7∼12.2) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HCV, hepatitis C virus; kPa, kilopascals.