Inhibition of emotional needs and emotional wellbeing predict disease progression of chronic hepatitis C patients: an 8-year prospective study

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 240 patients with chronic hepatitis C

Characteristic
Age, years	62.4 (9.1)^a
Female	140 (58.3 %)
Duration, years	7.7 (5.1)^a
HCV Genotype 1b	177 (73.8 %)
Anti-viral therapy	93 (38.8 %)
Cirrhosis	54 (22.5 %)
Diabetes	29 (12.1 %)
Current alcohol-drinker	66 (27.5 %)
Past alcohol-drinker	65 (27.1 %)
Aspartate aminotransferase^c (IU/L)	40.0 [30.0–56.0]^b
Alanine aminotransferase^c (IU/L)	44.0 [32.0–59.0]^b
Platelet count (×10⁴/mm³)	14.8 [11.0–19.1]^b
Albumin (g/dl)	4.2 [4.0–4.4]^b
Bilirubin (mg/dl)	0.9 [0.7–1.1]^b
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	172 [153–197]^b
Alpha fetoprotein (ng/ml)	5.5 [3.8–10.0]^b

Readings are N (%) unless otherwise specified. ^aMean (standard deviation). ^bMedian [inter-quartile range]. ^cMean of recent three measurements

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