TABLE 3.
Comparison of HCV-infected patients with high and low serum TTV DNA levelsa
| TTV DNA level | No. of subjects | Mean ± SD age (yr) | No. of males: no. of females | Mean ± SD ALT level (IU/ml) | HCV core protein level (pg/ml)
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Histology results
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| No. of subjectsb | Staging
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Grading
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| Median | Range | No. of subjects with stage F0:F1:F2:F3:F4 | Mean ± SD stage | No. of subjects with grade A0:A1:A2:A3 | Mean ± SD grade | ||||||
| High (>3.50 log copies/ml) | 39 | 47.8 ± 13.6 | 25:14 | 95.3 ± 117.1 | 137 | 8–883 | 33 | 10:18:3:1:1 | 0.939 ± 0.899 | 1:18:11:3 | 1.485 ± 0.712 |
| Low (<3.50 log copies/ml) | 28 | 52.8 ± 12.3 | 18:10 | 70.6 ± 52.4 | 117 | 8–914 | 21 | 5:12:2:1:1 | 1.095 ± 0.995 | 1:15:4:1 | 1.238 ± 0.625 |
a
P was not significant for all comparisons.
b
Histology results were estimated for HCV-infected patients with elevated ALT levels.