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**
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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* |