Genotype specific peripheral lipid profile changes with hepatitis C therapy

Table 4 Differential effect in lipid profile by genotype in patients with cirrhosis and non-cirrhosis

	All patients				Non-cirrhotics				Cirrhotics
	GT1	GT2	GT3	P value	GT1	GT2	GT3	P value	GT1	GT2	GT3	P value
T Chol	5.3	0.1	16.1	0.017	5.8	-0.4	12.8	0.066	5.0	0.7	20.1	0.39
HDL	12.3	2.0	7.9	0.049	18.2	0.5	11.1	0.008	7.6	4.0	4.0	0.69
LDL	-5.9	-1.1	-11.9	0.550	4.6	1.0	8.1	0.150	9.7	0.3	17.9	0.82
TG	7.4	2.1	21.2	0.130	-5.7	3.4	-12.6	0.650	-6.1	-9.0	-6.4	0.76

All values expressed as mean ± SD. All units are in mg/dL. T Chol: Total cholesterol; HDL: High density lipoprotein; LDL: Low density lipoprotein; TG: Triglycerides; Start Tx: Prior to treatment; End Tx: End of treatment.