Variables

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Gender

Male

27

41.5

Female

38

58.5

Age group

20 - 39

7

10.8

40 - 59

28

43.1

≥60

30

46.1

Duration of HCV infection (in years)

1 - 5

54

83.1

6 - 10

8

12.3

11 - 20

3

4.6

Drug consumption

Traditional medicine

12

6.1

Modern medicine

22

18.5

Modern and traditional medicine

4

33.8

None

27

41.6

Alcohol consumption

Yes

7

10.8

At-risk

4

6.1

No

58

89.2

Body mass index

Normal

27

41.5

Overweight

23

35.4

Obesity

15

23.1

Genotype (n = 42)

1

13

20.9

2

11

26.1

3

2

4.8

4

16

38.1

Fibrosis staging (n = 50)

F0

9

18

F1

11

22

F2

9

18

F3

5

10

F4

16

32