Table 1.

Baseline characteristics.

Characteristics	Gut Microbiota Sub-Group N = 58
Mean ± SD age, years	54.3 ± 11.8
≥ 65, n	7
Mean BMI, kg/m2	24.0
≥ 30.0, clinically obese, n	4
Sex, n
Men	33
Women	25
HCV genotype, n
1 a	27
2	10
3	16
4	5
Cirrhosis, n	5
Pre-treatment for HCV, n	6
Illicit drug use, n	33

BMI = body mass index; HCV = hepatitis C virus. ^a Includes all subtypes of HCV genotype 1.