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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2007; 13(15): 2187-2192
Published online Apr 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i15.2187
Table 1 Demographic profile of patients with chronic HCV infection
Patientsn = 284
Gender M/F166/118
mean ± SDRange
Age (yr)42.6 ± 11.321-75
Age of Infection (yr)24.3 ± 11.41-57
Age of liver biopsy (yr)40.1 ± 11.816-70
ALT IU/L121.3 ± 100.916-660
AST IU/L67.6 ± 44.316-300
GGT IU/L53.9 ± 53.810-472
AP IU/L181.35 ± 65.673-637
Viral load (106) copies /mL1.29 ± 1.30.0015-6.3
Viral genotypesn = 205 (%)
I159 (77.6)
II7 (3.4)
III27 (13.2)
IV5 (2.4)
I + another7 (3.4)