Feature

HCV patients

(N = 78)

Control

(N = 67)

P value

Age (years)

- Mean (SD)

41.9 (11.01)

43.4 (10.9)

0.479*

Sex

- males

- females

46

32

35

32

0.41**

WC (cm): Males

Females

- Mean (SD)

- Mean (SD)

81.0 (4.9)

86.5 (7.1)

82.3 (2.9)

81.8 (3.3)

0.029*

0.002*

BMI

- Mean (SD)

27.7 (3.7)

28.2 (1.5)

0.04*

Hypertension

- No

- Yes

69

9

59

8

0.94**

ALT

- Mean (SD)

43.5 (17.0)

29.3 (12.4)

<0.0001*

AST

- Mean (SD)

40 (13.0)

28 (11.5)

<0.0001*

ALB

- Mean (SD)

4.0 (0.3)

4.1 (0.26)

0.30*

PT (seconds)

- Mean (SD)

12.2 (1.1)

12.2 (1.2)

0.82*

PC (%)

- Mean (SD)

92.8 (10.7)

91.5 (10.7)

0.49*

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

- Mean (SD)

5.5 (0.6)

4.7 (0.5)

<0.0001*

Fasting insulin (U/ml)

- Mean (SD)

13.4 (6.5)

8.5 (7.3)

<0.0001*

HDL(mg/dl)

- Mean (SD)

50.4 (13.7)

54.2 (10.9)

0.011*

LDL(mg/dl)

- Mean (SD)

85.2 (24.4)

39.9 (19.0)

<0.0001*

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

- Mean (SD)

126.1 (40.6)

107.6 (34.5)

0.10*

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

- Mean (SD)

128.9 (45.2)

112.2 (33.6)

0.044*

Metabolic syndrome

- No

- Yes

44

34

57

10

<0.0001**

HOMA-IR

- Mean (SD)

3.1 (1.6)

1.8 (1.6)

<0.0001*

Log10 (TyG)

- Mean (SD)

3.76(0.17)

3.03 (0.20)

<0.0001*

VAI

- Mean (SD)

3.8 (2.4)

3.1 (1.8)

0.195*