Association between inherited monogenic liver disorders and chronic hepatitis C

Table 3 Characterization of the patient group

	Result of antiviral therapy	Mean	95%CI of mean		P value
			Lower bound	Upper bound
Age in year at diagnosis	Sustained viral response	38.76	34.88	42.64	0.788
	Viral persistence	37.87	32.07	43.66
	Total	38.43	35.24	41.61
Alanine transaminase level	Sustained viral response	106.45	81.73	131.17	0.056
	Viral persistence	153.75	104.27	203.23
	Total	123.65	99.86	147.44
Iron level	Sustained viral response	20.84	18.19	23.49	0.015
	Viral persistence	29.92	22.05	37.80
	Total	24.71	20.98	28.45
Ferritin level	Sustained viral response	298.67	185.52	411.82	0.354
	Viral persistence	397.79	197.96	597.62
	Total	336.09	231.98	440.20
Viral load	Sustained viral response	1.91E + 06	1.12E + 06	2.70E + 06	0.115
	Viral persistence	4.21E + 06	5.15E + 05	7.90E + 06
	Total	2.75E + 06	1.35E + 06	4.14E + 06