Table 1 Demographic and laboratory data of the study groups
From: Unraveling IL-17 and IL-22 role in occult hepatitis C versus chronic hepatitis C virus infection
|  | OHCV (N = 35) Mean ± SD | Chronic HCV (N = 100) Mean ± SD | Healthy control (N = 30) Mean ± SD | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age/years | 43.6 ± 4.7 | 45.2 ± 3.5 | 43.4 ± 3.3 | 0.68 |
BMI | 22.5 ± 2.05 | 23.07 ± 0.83 | 22.5 ± 1.34 | 0.22 |
Gender (M/F) | 19/16 | 64/35 | 16/14 | 0.62 |
Albumin (gm/dl) | 4.02 ± 0.23 | 3.72 ± 0.65 | 4.4 ± 0.32 | < 0.001 |
Bilirubin (mg/dl) | 0.87 ± 0.2 | 1.40 ± 0.2 | 0.82 ± 0.16 | < 0.0001 |
ALT (U/L) | 65.2 ± 16.3 | 97.2 ± 23.1 | 30.1 ± 6.7 | < 0.001 |
AST (U/L) | 53.6 ± 11.98 | 86.17 ± 8.7 | 32.65 ± 4.32 | < 0.001 |
AFP (ng/dL) | 7.1 ± 1.69 | 9.6 ± 1.14 | 5.4 ± 2.30 | < 0.001 |