Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study group

Mean age	58.29 +/− 11.9 years
Sex ratio	Males: 105 (45.2%) Females: 127 (54.7%)
Mean HCV- RNA	1,298,674 +/−  725,624 IU/ml
F2 fibrosis	139 patients (59.9%) - 48 patients with cryoglobulinemia - 4 patients with SLE - 54 patients with CKD stage 2/3 (diabetes mellitus related, arterial hypertension related) - 28 patients undergoing hemodialysis - 5 patients after kidney transplantation
F3 fibrosis	74 patients (31.9%) - 5 patients with cryoglobulinemia - 1 patient with SLE - 49 patients with CKD stage 2/3 (diabetes mellitus related, arterial hypertension related) - 12 patients undergoing hemodialysis - 7 patients after kidney transplantation
F4 fibrosis	19 patients - 3 patients with cryoglobulinemia - 8 patients with CKD stage 2/3 (diabetes mellitus related, arterial hypertension related) - 8 patients undergoing hemodialysis
Median ALT level	35 U/L (range 15 U/L – 217 U/L)
Median bilirubin level	1.2 mg/dL (range 0.5 mg/dL – 2.8 mg/dL)
Mean hemoglobin level	12.9 +/− 4.2 g/dL