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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of chronic hepatitis C patients and controls

From: The association of hepatitis c virus infection status with serum glucose levels

Characteristic

HCV

Control

P value

N

306

325

 

Male (%)

191 (62.4)

179 (55.1)

0.129

Mean age (years)

46.34 ± 5.42

45.97 ± 6.22

0.143

BMI

23.27 ± 3.14

23.53 ± 2.59

0.247

FBG (mmol/l)

5.57 ± 0.74

5.11 ± 0.83

< 0.001

ALT (U/L)

50.4 (29.8–80.35)

27.4 (18.7–42.65)

< 0.001

AST (U/L)

38.0 (27.65–62.8)

24.85 (19.8–33.8)

< 0.001

ALP (U/L)

79.0 (64.0–95.0)

77.0 (63.0–93.0)

< 0.001

GGT (U/L)

40.0 (23.0–96.0)

24.5 (16.0–47.45)

< 0.001

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD, median (interquartile range) or as number of patients
  2. BMI body mass index, FBG fasting blood glucose, ALT alanine transaminase, AST aspartate transaminase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, GGT gamma-glutamy ltranspeptidase