Characteristic | Group A | Group B | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|
 | (n = 42) | (n = 126) |  |
Age (years) †| 60.5 ± 8.5 | 60.2 ± 8.4 | 1.0 |
Male sex ‡ | 18 (42.9) | 34 (42.9) | 1.0 |
Genotype 1 ‡ | 25 (59.5) | 75 (59.5) | 1.0 |
Fatty liver ‡ | 12 (28.6) | 60 (47.6) | 0.03 |
Body weight (kg) †| 61.7 ± 7.0 | 61.3 ± 10.3 | 0.75 |
Body mass index (kg/m 2 ) †| 24.9 ± 2.5 | 24.6 ± 3.2 | 0.59 |
Necroinflammatory scores †| 6.3 ± 2.0 | 6.0 ± 1.9 | 0.31 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) †| 0.9 ± 0.3 | 0.9 ± 0.6 | 0.81 |
AST (U/L) †| 99.2 ± 43.8 | 94.4 ± 62.8 | 0.65 |
ALT (U/L) †| 119.8 ± 62.4 | 137.1 ± 103.6 | 0.197 |
AFP (ng/mL) †| 45.5 ± 96.4 | 16.9 ± 42.6 | 0.08 |
Albumin (g/dL) †| 3.8 ± 0.5 | 4.2 ± 0.4 | 0.001 |
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) †| 1.2 ± 0.5 | 1.0 ± 0.4 | 0.03 |
White blood cell s (×10 3 /μL) †| 5.5 ± 1.9 | 5.8 ± 1.7 | 0.33 |
Hemoglobin level (g/dL) †| 13.5 ± 1.8 | 14.2 ± 1.6 | 0.03 |
Platelet count (×10 3 /μL) †| 129.6 ± 47.3 | 177.0 ± 54.7 | <0.001 |
HCV RNA (IU/mL) †| 1.81 ± 2.00 ×106 | 1.53 ± 6.90 ×106 | 0.67 |
Low viral load ‡ | 14 (33.3) | 45 (35.7) | 0.78 |
rs8099917 (TT) ‡ | 33/40 (82.5) | 110/124 (88.7) | 0.307 |
rs12979860 (CC) ‡ | 34/40 (85) | 114/126 (90.5) | 0.332 |
Ribavirin per body weight (mg/kg) †| 15.7 ± 2.9 | 16.3 ± 2.7 | 0.19 |