Original Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2010; 16(21): 2638-2647
Published online Jun 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i21.2638
Table 2 Baseline characteristics
VariableViusid (n = 30)Placebo (n = 30)P value1
Age (yr)49.3 ± 2.149.7 ± 2.20.90
Sex, n (%)
Male10 (33)16 (53)0.19
Female20 (67)14 (47)
Body mass index (kg/m2)25.3 ± 0.726.4 ± 0.70.28
HCV RNA > 600 000 IU/mL, n (%)24 (80)21 (70)0.36
Genotype 1, n (%)30 (100)30 (100)1.00
Ishak inflammation score5.98 ± 35.88 ± 30.55
Ishak fibrosis score1.88 ± 0.912.06 ± 1.80.68
ALT (IU/L)66.9 ± 7.675.4 ± 8.40.45
AST (IU/L)55.9 ± 765.8 ± 7.60.34
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)5.1 ± 0.145.8 ± 0.40.09
Alkaline phosphatase (mmol/L)217.8 ± 12.8221.1 ± 13.70.86
Creatinine (mmol/L)80.4 ± 2.882.8 ± 3.60.59
Hemoglobin (g/L)126.4 ± 1.4131.3 ± 2.70.11
γ-glutamyltransferase (IU/L)72.7 ± 13.584.1 ± 13.80.55
Bilirubin (mmol/L)11.4 ± 1.414.1 ± 1.30.16
Albumin (g/L)47.8 ± 0.547.6 ± 0.90.80
Uric acid (mmol/L)257 ± 16.8276 ± 13.40.37
IL-1α (pg/mL)3.26 ± 0.73.09 ± 0.50.89
IL-1β (pg/mL)3.7 ± 0.14 ± 0.10.29
IL-2 (pg/mL)17.9 ± 2.319.9 ± 4.70.93
IL-6 (pg/mL)2.5 ± 0.22.1 ± 0.30.35
IL-10 (pg/mL)2.6 ± 0.62.8 ± 4.10.67
IL-12 (pg/mL)7.5 ± 1.47.6 ± 1.20.92
IFN-γ (pg/mL)1.92 ± 0.21.80 ± 0.10.63
TNF-α (pg/mL)6.6 ± 0.26.9 ± 0.50.45
TNF-β (pg/mL)8.5 ± 0.49.1 ± 0.60.58
Cathepsin L (ng/mL)1.7 ± 0.11.7 ± 0.10.99
GM-CSF (pg/mL)4.4 ± 0.14.3 ± 0.10.97
MDA (μmol/L)0.97 ± 0.051.12 ± 0.090.17
4-hydroxyalkenals (μmol/L)1.75 ± 0.091.92 ± 0.140.30
Cu/Zn SOD (U/mg Hb)17.6 ± 1.118.7 ± 0.90.46
CAT (U/mg Hb)235 ± 23.7289 ± 21.80.09
GR (mU/mg Hb)6.1 ± 0.76.9 ± 1.10.73
GPx (mU/mg Hb)169 ± 11.6176 ± 11.20.66
GSH (μmol/L)26.3 ± 2.331.8 ± 3.20.16
MPO (ng/mL)221 ± 6.6221 ± 6.70.91
AOPP (μmol/L)36.1 ± 5.426.2 ± 5.50.20