Table 2

Demographic, clinical and biochemical features of the population studied

Anti-HCV positive (n=226)Case controls (n=226)HbsAg positive (n=87)
Sex (M/F)95/13195/13155/32
Mean (SD) age (years)52 (12)52 (12)43 (11)2-150
Alcohol intake (g/day) (mean (SE))24.6 (2.8)23.7 (2.3)25.0 (3.6)
CLD (n; %)119; 52.72-150 44; 19.228; 32.2
 With cirrhosis (n; %)27; 11.91; 0.42-151 8; 9.2
Albumin (g/l) (mean (SD))4.3 (0.4)4.4 (0.2)4.5 (0.4)
γ-Globulins (g/l) (mean (SD))1.5 (0.4)1.2 (0.2)1.3 (0.3)
ALT (mean (SE))48 (4)24 (1)34 (4)
GGT (mean (SE))39 (3)30 (2)42 (12)

  • ↵2-150 p<0.05 v other groups.

  • ↵2-151 Man with alcoholic cirrhosis.

  • CLD, chronic liver disease; ALT, alanine amonitransferase; GGT, γ-glytamyltranspeptidase.