Table 2

Virological characteristics of 316 hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronically infected patients according to alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels

GenotypeNormal ALT Group 1 (n=83)Elevated ALT Group 2 (n=233)*p Value
*HCV genotype was not available for 54/233 (23%) patients in group 2.
155 (67%)104 (58%)0.21
212 (14%) 30 (17%)0.63
312 (14.5%) 36 (20%)0.27
4 2 (2.5%) 8 (4.5%)0.51
5 1 (1%) 1 (0.5)%0.53
6 1 (1%) 0 (0%)0.32