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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients

From: Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection with direct-acting antiviral agent-based regimens in Iranian patients with hereditary bleeding disorders

Characteristics

All patients (N = 147)

Patients who were evaluated for SVR (N = 132)

Patients with treatment discontinuation or loss to follow-up (N = 15)

Age*, mean ± SD (years)

41.1 ± 11.6

41.2 ± 11.9

40.1 ± 8.7

Gender, n (%)

   

 Male

139 (94.6%)

126 (95.5%)

13 (86.7%)

 Female

8 (5.4%)

6 (4.5%)

2 (13.3%)

Hereditary bleeding disorder types, n (%)

   

 Hemophilia A

113 (76.9%)

106 (80.3%)

7 (46.7%)

 Hemophilia B

19 (12.9%)

14 (10.6%)

5 (33.3%)

 VWD

8 (5.4%)

6 (4.5%)

2 (13.3%)

 Glanzmann

1 (0.7%)

1 (0.8%)

0 (0%)

 Other disorders

6 (4.1%)

5 (3.8%)

1 (6.7%)

HIV co-infection, n (%)

6 (4.1%)

5 (3.8%)

1 (6.7%)

HBV co-infection, n (%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Platelet count**, mean ± SD (109/L)

200.0 ± 59.3

197.8 ± 59.4

219.8 ± 56.6

Hemoglobin**, Median (IQR) (g/dL)

15.7 (14.3–16.9)

15.7 (14.4–16.9)

15.3 (11.1–17.3)

AST**, Median (IQR) (IU/L)

38 (27–55)

38 (27–55)

38 (32–76)

ALT**, Median (IQR) (IU/L)

42 (27–70)

42 (30–70)

46 (19–72.5)

HCV RNA*, mean ± SD (log10 IU/mL)

6.0 ± 0.8

5.9 ± 0.8

6.2 ± 0.5

Liver stiffness measurement (Metavir score)*, n (%)

   

 F0–F2

75 (54%)

66 (52.8%)

9 (64.3%)

 F2–F4

33 (23.7%)

31 (24.8%)

2 (14.3%)

 F4

31 (22.3%)

28 (22.4%)

3 (21.4%)

Cirrhosis, n (%)

   

 Non-cirrhotic

110 (74.8%)

99 (75%)

11 (73.3%)

 Compensated cirrhosis

32 (21.8%)

29 (22.0%)

3 (20%)

 Decompensated cirrhosis

5 (3.4%)

4 (3.0%)

1 (6.7%)

HCV genotype*, n (%)

   

 1

98 (68.1%)

89 (68.5%)

9 (64.3%)

 2

2 (1.4%)

2 (1.5%)

0 (0%)

 3

30 (20.8%)

27 (20.8%)

3 (21.4%)

 4

4 (2.8%)

4 (3.1%)

0 (0%)

 Mix

10 (6.9%)

8 (6.1%)

2 (14.3%)

Previous treatment experience, n (%)

   

 Treatment naïve

68 (46.3%)

61 (46.2%)

7 (46.7%)

 Interferon-experienced

79 (53.7%)

71 (53.8%)

8 (53.3%)

 DAA-experienced

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  1. SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, DAA direct-acting antiviral agent, VWD Von Willebrand disease, SVR sustained virologic response, n number, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, HBV hepatitis B virus, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase
  2. *Data were missed in less than 10% of patients
  3. **Data were missed in more than 10% of patients