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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of HCV patients and controls

From: A comparative study of serum lipid contents in pre and post IFN-alpha treated acute hepatitis C patients

Demographic characteristics

Controls

Patients

Mean age (years)

34.2 ± 3.8

34.1 ± 4.2

Mean body weight (Kg)

58.0 ± 8.2

56.6 ± 7.5

Body mass index (BMI)

22.4 ± 1.2

23.1 ± 1.5

ALT levels (IU)

26.5 ± 14.1

77.6 ± 33.4