Research Article

Female Sex Hormones Pattern and Its Relation to Disease Severity and Treatment in Pre- and Postmenopausal Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (Genotype 4) Infection

Table 3

The relation between virological response and hormonal levels in reproductive aged and menopausal patients.

HormonesRespondersNonrespondersRelapsersRespondersNonrespondersRelapsers
(RA)(M)

(%)17 (77.3%)3 (13.6%)2 (9.1%)9 (40.9%)12 (54.4%)
E2 (pg/mL) 120.01 ± 58.49148.33 ±
38.83
77.35 ±
61.73
106.4 ± 54.486.13 ± 42.9
TT (ng/dL) 19.6 ±
1.14
22.14 ±
1.67
25.85 ±
8.27
20.21 ± 0.6440.42 ± 11.43
PRG (ng/mL)1.14 ±
0.77
1.46 ±
0.82
1.41 ±
0.90
0.30 ± 0.110.81 ± 0.27

Statistically significant difference ().