Patients' characteristics of the evaluation and replication cohorts
| Parameter | Evaluation cohort (n=494) | Swiss HCV cohort (n=1057) | German anti-D cohort | Irish anti-D cohort | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | Female | p Value | Male | Female | p Value | Female | Female |
| Number of patients | 244 (49%) | 250 (51%) | 638 (60%) | 419 (40%) | 305 | 198 | ||
| Age (years) at study±SD | 55±12 | 53±12 | 0.042 | 46±11 | 46±10 | ns | 58±5 | 59±6 |
| Spontaneous recovery | 69 (28%) | 92 (37%) | 0.045 | 55 (7%) | 55 (12%) | 0.014 | 96 (31%) | 80 (40%) |
ns, not significant.