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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2008; 14(47): 7225-7230
Published online Dec 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.7225
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients at baseline (mean ± SE)
No. of patients120
Sex, n (%)
Male70 (58.3)
Female50 (41.7)
Age (median, range, yr)54.8 ± 0.98 (56, 27-75)
Male54.1 ± 1.39 (55.5, 29-72)
Female   55.8 ± 1.33 (56, 27-75)
Weight62.1 ± 1.09 (61.4, 35.0-99.8)
Body mass index (median, range, kg)23.7 ± 0.32 (23.6, 14.6-34.1)
Viral load (kIU kirocopies/mL)1510 (120->5000)
ALT (median, range, IU/L)89.4 ± 7.39 (67, 18-636)
WBC (median, range, /μL)5083 ± 136.6 (4900, 2400-9000)
Hemoglobin (median, range, g/dL)14.4 ± 0.12 (14.1, 11.8-17.2)
Platelet (median, range, × 103/μL)163.1 ± 4.71 (162.5, 8.1-33.2)
Interferon treatment history, n (%)
Present41 (34.2)
Null-responder/relapser/unknown8/15/18
Absent77 (64.2)
Unknown2 (1.6)