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World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2022; 10(17): 5566-5576
Published online Jun 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i17.5566
Published online Jun 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i17.5566
Table 1 Demographic and clinical variables in patients with chronic hepatitis C stratified by treatment status (n = 813)
| Variables | HCV treated | HCV untreated |
| (n = 419 (51.5%)] | [n = 394 (48.5%)] | |
| Age (yr) [mean (SD)] | 56.54 (8.26) | 56.14 (9.02) |
| Male sex [n (%)] | 285 (68.02) | 234 (59.39) |
| Race [n (%)] | ||
| Black | 339 (80.91) | 303 (77.49) |
| Other | 18 (4.30) | 20 (5.12) |
| White | 62 (14.80) | 68 (17.39) |
| Smoking history | ||
| Non-smoker | 70 (16.71) | 98 (25.00) |
| Current smoker | 216 (51.55) | 183 (46.68) |
| Former smoker | 133 (31.74) | 111 (28.32) |
| Co-infections [n (%)] | ||
| HIV | 184 (43.91) | 113 (28.68) |
| HBV | 9 (2.15) | 15 (3.81) |
| HCV RNA at baseline, IU/mL [median (Q1, Q3)] | 2220000 (803000, 6606934) | 2340000 (693015, 5924209) |
| Biochemistry | ||
| AST, IU/L, mean (SD) | 57.91 (44.75) | 46.38 (31.13) |
| ALT, IU/L, mean (SD) | 56.63 (51.54) | 51.52 (59.04) |
| Bilirubin < 2 mg/dL [n (%)] | 393 (97.52) | 359 (98.09) |
| Platelets, K/uL, median (Q1, Q3) | 196.00 (155.50, 238.00) | 209.00 (170.50, 255.00) |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma [n (%)] | 4 (0.95) | 2 (0.51) |
| Baseline diabetes [n (%)] | 82 (19.57) | 73 (18.53) |
| Baseline chronic kidney disease [n (%)] | 41 (9.79) | 26 (6.60) |
- Citation: Mezina A, Krishnan A, Woreta TA, Rubenstein KB, Watson E, Chen PH, Rodriguez-Watson C. Longitudinal assessment of liver stiffness by transient elastography for chronic hepatitis C patients. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(17): 5566-5576
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i17.5566