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Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2005; 11(4): 580-583
Published online Jan 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i4.580
Table 1 Demographics of patients.
ParametersNon-responders (n = 27)
Age (yr)45.2
Gender-male (%)14 (50%)
Pretreatment HCV RNA (copies/mL)2195150±1575560
Pretreatment ALT (IU/mL)142
HCV genotype 1b (%)28 (100)
Table 2 Histological activity index (HAI) and fibrosis stage in all patients.
HAI Scoren (%)Stagen (%)
Minimal2 (7.1)02 (10.7)
Mild7 (25)17 (42.9)
Moderate11 (39.3)211 (10.7)
Severe7 (25)37 (28.6)