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Table 1 Patients characteristics/variables

From: Altered of apoptotic markers of both extrinsic and intrinsic pathways induced by hepatitis C virus infection in peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Parameter/Variables Mean ± S.D.

Group 1 (n=13)

Group 2 (n=13)

Group 3 (n=13)

Group 4 (n=11)

Control Group (n=50)

ALT (mg/dl)

32.1 ± 4.7*

21.2 ± 2.8

19.9 ± 5.0

101.8 ± 5.0**

17.2 ± 6.1

AFP (ng/ml)

39.47 ± 0.2**

13.65 ± 0.1

16.82 ± 0.8**

56.76 ± 0.5**

10.03 ± 0.1

Viral load (IU/ml)

66.571 ± 3196

495.358 ± 2821

3.568.588 ± 2207

11.174.667 ±6385

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Age (Mean)

47.8 ± 2.05

44.1 ± 1.58

46.9 ± 1.59

55.0 ± 2.98

45.0 ± 2.4

Male:female ratio

1:1

1.8:1

2.3:1

6.0:1

1:1

Genotype

1b/1a (73,13%)

 

3 (26,87%)

  
  1. ALT, alanine aminotransferase (ALT normal range = Less than 20 mg/dl (Park et al., 2011); AFP, α-fetoprotein (AFP normal range = Less than 20 ng/ml (Sato et al., 1993); (*) p< 0.05 vs. CTL; (**) p < 0.0001 vs. CTL.
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