Serum Activins and Follistatin during the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Genotypes 1 and 4 and Their Correlations with Viral Load and Liver Enzymes: A Preliminary Report
Table 2
Demographic and laboratory characteristics of the patients according to study groups.
NC ()
PC ()
4 W ()
12 W ()
24 W ()
()
NR ()
Age (years)
Gender
Male
20 (50%)
16 (48.4%)
11 (57.9%)
15 (68.1%)
13 (68.4%)
12 (57.1%)
5 (45.5%)
Female
20 (50%)
17 (51.6%)
8 (42.1%)
7 (31.9%)
6 (31.6%)
9 (42.9%)
6 (55.5%)
Genotype
G1
ND
14 (42.4%)
10 (52.9%)
10 (47.3%)
10 (55.5%)
11 (52.3%)
3 (27.3%)
G4
ND
19 (57.6%)
9 (41.1%)
12 (52.7%)
9 (45.5%)
10 (47.7%)
8 (72.7%)
Viral load at diagnosis (IU/mL)
ND
Albumin (g/dL)
ALP (IU/L)
ALT (IU/L)
AST (IU/L)
APRI
ND = not done, compared to NC, compared to PC, compared to 4 W, compared to 12 W, compared to 24 W, and compared to .