Table 2:

Baseline laboratory measures

Measure	Mean (SD)		p
	Current alcohol use	No current alcohol use
HCV RNA, IU/mL	1.86 × 106 (3.7 × 10 6)	1.51 × 106 (2.57 × 106)	0.50
Hemoglobin, g/L	145 (24)	137 (29)	0.01
Platelets, 109/L	204 (73)	207 (81)	0.66
ALT, IU/L	79 (83)	75 (111)	0.64
AST, IU/L	65 (66)	61 (63)	0.43
Bilirubin, mmol/L	12 (9)	11 (8)	0.10
Liver stiffness, kPa	11.1 (10.1)	9.7 (7.6)	0.06
eGFR, mL/mon/ 1.73 m2	105 (146)	100 (96)	0.62

HCV = Hepatitis C virus; ALT = Alanine aminotransferase; AST = Aspartate aminotransferase; eGFR = Estimated glomerular filtration rate