Role of simple biomarkers in predicting fibrosis progression in HCV infection

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects included in the study

	n = 36
No. of males, n (%)	27 (75)
Age (yr, range)	47 (25-68)
Race , n (%)
Caucasian	18 (50)
African American	11 (31)
Hispanic	7 (19)
Stage at time of initial biopsy, n (%)
Stage 0	1 (3)
Stage 1	18 (50)
Stage 2	9 (25)
Stage 3	8 (22)
ALT (IU/mL, range)	73 (14-322)
AST (IU/mL, range)	49 (22-266)
Platelets (× 109/L, range)	235 (185-362)
Median duration between biopsies (yr, range)	4 (2-9)

ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase.