Coinfection with hepatitis C virus and schistosomiasis: Fibrosis and treatment response

Table 3 Baseline characteristics

	Schisto + ve (n = 983)	Schisto - ve (n = 2613)	P value
Age	42.59 ± 9.21	41.62 ± 9.81	0.008
Albumin (ref.: 3.5-5.5 mg/dL)	4.20 ± 0.47	4.20 ± 0.47	0.251
AST (ref.: 40 IU/L)	55.91 ± 33.91	57.07 ± 46.00	0.412
ALT (ref.: 40 IU/L)	63.19 ± 41.68	63.38 ± 43.30	0.908
HCV RNA, IU/mL	1.4 × 106± 6.9 × 106	9.5 × 105± 7 × 106	0.083
BMI	28.12 ± 4.09	28.27 ± 4.4	0.387
Male/female	5.3/1	3.88/1	0.002

Data are expressed as mean ± SD. AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; BMI: Body mass index.