Table 1 Baseline characteristics of ATAHC participants with detectable HCV RNA at the time of acute HCV detection

Sex

 Male

88 (75)

 Female

29 (25)

Median age, yrs (IQR)

34 (26–42)

Symptomatic acute HCV

 No

68 (58)

 Yes

49 (42)

Estimated duration of infection at acute HCV detection

 <26 weeks

69 (59)

 ≥26 weeks

48 (41)

HIV co-infection

 Negative

73 (62)

 Positive

44 (38)

Interferon lambda rs12979860 genotype

 TT/CT

56 (48)

 CC

59 (50)

 Unknown

2 (2)

Median ALT level at acute HCV detection, IU/L (IQR)

145 (73–385)

Median HCV RNA level at acute HCV detection, IU/mL (IQR)

73,760 (3,269-805,345)

HCV genotype

 Genotype 1

67 (57)

 Genotype 2

6 (5)

 Genotype 3

40 (34)

 Other genotypes^a

2 (2)

 Unknown genotype

2 (2)