SEN virus does not affect treatment response in hepatitis C virus coinfected patients but SEN virus response depends on SEN virus DNA concentration

Table 2 Clinical, biochemical and viral characteristics in rela-tion to HCV response to combination therapy

	Sustained response (n = 48)	No sustained response (n = 47)	P value
Male, n (%)	30 (63%)	29 (62%)	0.341
Age (yr )	39 ± 11	45 ± 11	< 0.012
ALT	70 ± 78	74 ± 68	0.542
HCV genotype, n (%)
1 or 4	30 (63%)	37 (79%)
2 or 3	16 (33%)	10 (21%)	0.161
Undetermined	2 (4%)
SEN positive, n (%)	10 (21%)	11 (23%)	0.811
SENV H-DNA	393 ± 297	523 ± 452	0.482
(copies/mL)

¹Fisher´s exact test;

²Mann-Whitney test.