Phlebotomy improves histology in chronic hepatitis C males with mild iron overload

Figure 1 Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve relative to the capacity of hepatic iron concentration (HIC) values to discriminate histological improvement in males with chronic hepatitis C patients undergoing long-term iron depletion by phlebotomy. HIC ≥ 20 μmol/g was the best cut-off value to discriminate CHC patients with histological improvement. Area under the curve = 0.866 (95% CI: 0.71-1.00).