Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Hepatol. Nov 27, 2010; 2(11): 401-405
Published online Nov 27, 2010. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i11.401
Table 2 Comparison of the clinical characteristics between responders and null responders
RespondersNull respondersP
Number of patientsn12317NS
GenderMale; Female70; 5310; 7NS
Mean age (range)Years56.3 ± 10.257.2 ± 7.5NS
Body weightkg62.6 ± 11.062.3 ± 12.0NS
Body mass indexkg/m223.4 ± 3.124.2 ± 2.9NS
Previous treatmentNaïve/Retreatment84/4113/4NS
ALTU/L88.5 ± 66.268.4 ± 45.0NS
HCV RNA titer
Pre-treatmentKIU/mL1849 ± 13622217 ± 1584NS
1 wkKIU/mL267 ± 3381173 ± 838P < 0.01
4 wkKIU/mL50 ± 104472 ± 427P < 0.01
FibrosisF0-1/F2-427/447/10NS