Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of the patients

Males

42

females

8

Age (mean)

37

Past history of alchol abuse (%)

28 (56)

Estimated duration of HCV infection(months) [mean ± SD]

29,2 ± 13,1

Antiretroviral Therapy (%)

45 (91)

HCV genotypes

1b

16

2–3

25

4

9

Mean CD4 cells/mmc count (range)

515 (179–1135)

HIV-RNA

<50 copie/ml in all patients

HCV-RNA (mean)

28,3 × 10⁶ copies/ml

Knodell score

7 ± 3

Cirrhosis (%)

7 (14)