Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2015; 21(13): 4006-4013
Published online Apr 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i13.4006
Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants n (%)
VariablesRVR(n = 133)NRVR(n = 105)P value
Age (yr)
≤ 5051 (38.35)40 (38.10)
> 5082 (61.65)65 (61.90)0.968
Sex
Male41 (30.83)21 (20.00)
Female92 (69.17)84 (80.00)0.059
HCV genotype
1a/1b93 (69.92)70 (66.67)
314 (10.53)5 (4.76)
Mixed26 (19.55)30 (28.57)0.102
ALT (U/L)
≤ 4064 (48.12)28 (26.67)
(40-80]38 (28.57)42 (40.00)
> 8030 (22.56)35 (33.33)0.003
ALB (g/L)
[40-55]99 (74.44)82 (78.10)
< 4033 (24.81)23 (21.90)0.577
WBC (× 109/L)
[4-10]75 (56.39)73 (69.52)
< 457 (42.86)31 (29.52)0.035
> 101 (0.75)1 (0.95)0.985
PLT (× 109/L)
[100-300]90 (67.67)68 (64.76)
< 10041 (30.83)37 (35.24)0.522
AFP (ng/mL)
≤ 795 (71.43)68 (64.76)
> 719 (14.29)30 (28.57)0.016
HGB (g/L)
[110-150]99 (74.44)89 (84.76)
< 11013 (9.77)8 (7.62)
> 15021 (15.79)8 (7.62)0.116
Baseline RNA (lg, IU/mL)6.02 ± 0.976.19 ± 0.740.138