Table 2 Prevalence of HCV genotypes in different geographical regions of Pakistan (N = 3351).
Genotype | Subtype | Isolated from Punjab | Isolated from NWFP | Isolated from Sindh | Isolated from Balochistan | P value < |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1a | 172 (7.94%) | 54 (6.56%) | 22 (9.20%) | 32 (25.80%) | 0.01 |
| Â | 1b | 59 (2.72%) | 21 (2.55%) | 9 (3.76%) | 12 (9.67%) | 0.05 |
| Â | 1c | 04 (0.18%) | 0 | 0 | 01 (0.80%) | - |
2 | 2a | 140 (6.46%) | 63 (7.65%) | 23 (9.62%) | 26 (20.96%) | 0.01 |
| Â | 2b | 18 (0.69%) | 7 (0.85%) | 1 (0.41%) | 1 (0.80%) | - |
| Â | 2c | 02 (0.09%) | 01 (0.12%) | 0 | 0 | - |
3 | 3a | 1128 (52.10%) | 397 (48.23%) | 95 (39.74%) | 24 (19.35%) | 0.01 |
| Â | 3b | 358 (16.53%) | 157 (19.07%) | 63 26.35%) | 14 11.29%) | 0.01 |
| Â | 3c | 14 (0.64%) | 07 (0.85%) | 03 (1.25%) | 01 (0.80%) | - |
4 | 4 | 25 (1.15%) | 19 (2.30%) | 1 (0.41%) | 5 (4.03%) | NS |
5 | 5a | 5 (0.23%) | 1 (0.12%) | 0 | 0 | - |
6 | 6a | 1 (0.05%) | 3 (0.36%) | 0 | 0 | - |
|  | Mixedα | 101 (4.34%) | 42 (5.10%) | 12 (5.02%) | 6 (4.83%) | NS |
|  | Undeterminedβ | 138 (6.37%) | 51 (6.19%) | 10 (4.18%) | 02 (1.61%) | NS |
Total | Â | 2165 | 823 | 239 | 124 | 3351 |