Seroepidemiology of hepatitis C and its risk factors in Khuzestan Province, South-West of Iran: A case-control study

Table 1 Demographic features and symptoms and signs of liver disease of the patients enrolled into the study

Variable	HCV positive (n = 254)
	n	%
Sex
Male	160	63
Female	94	37
Age group (yr)
< 20	81	32
20-29	82	32.5
30-39	56	22
40-59	26	10
> 60	9	3 .5
Total	254	100
Symptoms
RUQ Pain	142	56
Malaise	93	36.6
Dyspepsia	58	22.8
Signs
Splenomegaly	25	9.8
Jaundice	12	4.7
Hepatomegaly	8	3.1
Elevated serum ALT level	168	66
HIV positive	3	1.2