Characteristics of 290 consecutive patients with chronic hepatitis C
| Chronic hepatitis C patients (n=290) | |
|---|---|
| *Results are expressed as mean (SD) [range]. | |
| ALT, alanine aminotransferase; HCV, hepatitis C virus. | |
| Sex (male, n (%)) | 143 (49) |
| Age (y)* | 46 (11.2) [19–73] |
| Source of infection (n (%)) | |
| Blood transfusion | 70 (24) |
| Intravenous drug use | 91 (31) |
| Unknown | 129 (45) |
| Duration of infection (y)* | 21 (7.4) [5–52] |
| Body mass index (kg/m2)* | 24 (3.8) [16–38] |
| Alcohol consumption (n (%)) | |
| Absent | 190 (66) |
| Present | 91 (31) |
| Unknown | 9 (3) |
| Tobacco consumption (n (%)) | |
| Absent | 154 (53) |
| Present | 117 (40) |
| Unknown | 19 (7) |
| ALT (IU/l) (median)* | 97 (84.4) [12–691] |
| Glycaemia (mmol/l)* | 5.3 (1.7) [3.2–19.4] |
| Cholesterol (mmol/l)* | 4.8 (1.0) [2–9] |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l)* | 1.3 (0.8) [0.3–4.3] |
| HCV genotype (n (%)) | |
| 1 | 139 (48) |
| 3 | 51 (18) |
| Other | 59 (20) |
| Unknown | 41 (14) |