TABLE 1.
Age- and daily alcohol intake-adjusted ALT (natural log transformed) levels of subjects classified by HCV type and sex
| Sex | Mean ALT level (U/liter) of subjects with HCV typea:
|
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a/1b | 2a, 2a/2b, 2a/c | Untypeable | RNA(−) | ||
| Maleb | 3.38 ± 0.08 | 3.31 ± 0.07 | 3.31 ± 0.24 | 2.86 ± 0.10 | 3.21 ± 0.07c |
| Femaled | 3.18 ± 0.09 | 3.23 ± 0.07 | 2.43 ± 0.28 | 2.82 ± 0.10 | 2.91 ± 0.08 |
| Totale | 3.28 ± 0.06 | 3.27 ± 0.05 | 2.87 ± 0.18 | 2.84 ± 0.07 | |
a
Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) revealed no significant interaction of sex and HCV genotype for mean ALT levels.
b
P < 0.05, RNA(−) compared with 1a/1b and with 2a, 2a/2b, 2a/c.
c
P < 0.05, compared with total for females.
d
P < 0.05, RNA(−) compared with 1a/1b and with 2a, 2a/2b, 2a/c.
e
P < 0.05, RNA(−) compared with 1a/1b and with 2a, 2a/2b, 2a/c.