Brief Article
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2009; 15(47): 5946-5952
Published online Dec 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5946
Table 3 Baseline characteristics of the patients enrolled in the molecular study (mean ± SD) n (%)
PR group (n = 9)PK group (n = 9)PRK group (n = 9)P-value
Age (yr)42 ± 1354 ± 942 ± 120.04
Sex (M/F)5/44/55/4NS
HCV-RNA × 103 IU/mL263 ± 2321032 ± 8781742 ± 13920.01
HCV-RNA > 700 × 103 IU/mL1 (27)4 (44)7 (78)0.02
ALT (U/L)70 ± 2180 ± 27100 ± 57NS
ETR7 (78)5 (56)6 (67)NS
SVR5 (56)3 (33)5 (56)NS