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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2015; 21(35): 10150-10158
Published online Sep 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i35.10150
Published online Sep 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i35.10150
Table 2 Clinical and viral characteristics of total patients group n (%)
| Characteristics | Patients (n = 500) |
| Gender M/F (SR) | 248/252 (0.98) |
| Age (mean ± SD, yr) | 54.8 ± 14.17 |
| Regional distribution | |
| Tunis | 220 (44) |
| North west | 50 (10) |
| North | 33 (6.6) |
| North East | 20 (4) |
| Center | 46 (9.2) |
| South | 131 (26.2) |
| Risk factors | |
| Blood transfusions | 169 (71) |
| Invasive procedures | 128 (53.8) |
| Erythropoïetin | 103 (25) |
| Sector | |
| Private | 405 (80) |
| Public | 94 (20) |
| Hemodialysis average duration (mo) | 118.17 ± 71.74 |
- Citation: Ksiaa Cheikhrouhou L, Lakhoua-Gorgi Y, Sfar I, Jendoubi-Ayed S, Aouadi H, Makhlouf M, Ayed K, Ben Abdallah T. Natural evolution of hepatitis C virus infection in hemodialysis Tunisian patients and CTLA-4 SNP's. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(35): 10150-10158
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i35/10150.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i35.10150