Table 1.

Patients Characteristics at Baseline

Characteristic	n = 53
Age	57.1 (6.25–67.75)
Male/Female	20/33
HCV RNA (lg IU/mL)	6.509 ± 0.824
HCV cAg (lg fmol/L)	3.64 ±0 0.55
HCV Genotype (1b/2a)	44/9
ALT (IU/mL)	53.07 (19.45–67.50)
AST (IU/mL)	46.28 (20.00–65.10)
Baseline Liver Stiffness (kPa)	8.55 (5.73–16.9)