Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2012; 18(23): 2966-2972
Published online Jun 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i23.2966
Table 1 Baseline characteristics n (%)
All patients (n = 62)
Male gender45 (72.6)
Mean age, yr ± SD52 ± 9
Mean weight, kg ± SD76 ± 14
Mean BMI, kg/m2± SD26 ± 4
Abnormal ALT54 (90)
Abnormal GGT36 (67)
Mean hemoglobin, g/dL ± SD14.8 ± 1.5
HCV RNA
> 600 000 IU/mL11 (28)
METAVIR fibrosis score
F220 (34)
F311 (19)
F423 (39)
Steatosis
< 5%13 (21)
5%-30%23 (37)
> 30%26 (42)