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Table 1 Comparing demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Effect of direct-acting antivirals on corrected QT interval and cardiac functions in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Variable

No cirrhosis (n = 50)

Cirrhosis (n = 50)

p value

Clinical characteristics

 Age, years

46.76 ± 12.1

52 ± 12.04

0.032

 Male gender, n (%)

19 (38%)

21 (42%)

0.683

 Current smoker, n (%)

11 (22%)

11 (22%)

1

 Hypertension, n (%)

13 (26%)

28 (56%)

0.002

 Diabetes, n (%)

7 (14%)

14 (28%)

0.086

Liver assessment by abdominal ultrasound at baseline

 Normal

40 (80%)

0 (0%)

< 0.0001

 Parenchymatous liver disease

10 (20%)

38 (76%)

 Cirrhotic liver disease

0 (0%)

12 (24%)

Fibroscan assessment at baseline

 F0

13 (26%)

0 (0%)

< 0.0001

 F1

27 (54%)

0 (0%)

 F2

9 (18%)

0 (0%)

 F3

1 (2%)

16 (32%)

 F4

0 (0%)

34 (68%)

  1. Continuous variables are expressed as mean and standard deviation whereas categorical variables are expressed as number (percentage)