Sustained virological response: A milestone in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 150 chronically infected hepatitis C virus patients with sustained virological response

Patients	150
Gender
Male	100
Female	50
Patients with histological assessment[20]	103
Mild hepatitis (G0-G4)	52
Moderate hepatitis (G5-G9)	44
Severe hepatitis (G10-G18)	5
Staging S0-S1	44
Staging S2	25
Staging S3	10
Staging S4-S5	9
Cirrhosis S6	2
Genotype
1a	14
1b	75
2	54
3	5
4	2
Comorbidity
Cardiovascular diseases	13
Thyroid diseases	7
Crohn’s disease	1
GERD	2
Diabetes mellitus type 2	2
HBV co-infection	2

GERD: Gastroesophageal reflux disease; HBV: Hepatitis B virus.