|  | F0 – F1 |  |  | F2 – F3 |  |  |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 36) | (n = 41) | ||||||
Factor | Mean or number | Maximum | Minimum | Mean or number | Maximum | Minimum | Pvalue* |
Age (years) | 53 | 71 | 22 | 59 | 76 | 20 | 0.029 |
Sex (male/female) | 14/22 | Â | Â | 17/24 | Â | Â | 0.818 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.2 | 30.1 | 16.4 | 23.6 | 32.2 | 17.8 | 0.814 |
HCV serotype (I/II) | 21/15 | Â | Â | 26/15 | Â | Â | 0.815 |
Viral load (log IU/ml) | 6 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.606 |
Platelet count (×104/μl) | 21 | 41.9 | 9.8 | 15.5 | 39.7 | 5.4 | <0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 179.4 | 295 | 84 | 163 | 251 | 92 | 0.071 |
Albumin (g/dl) | 4.5 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 2.9 | <0.001 |
ALT (IU/L) | 40.3 | 181 | 13 | 85.8 | 244 | 17 | <0.001 |
γ-GTP (IU/L) | 31.7 | 114 | 12 | 66.3 | 468 | 12 | 0.001 |
Diabetes (absent/present) | 6/30 | Â | Â | 11/30 | Â | Â | 0.283 |
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl) | 95.3 | 155 | 75 | 98.6 | 196 | 72 | 0.810 |
Hemoglobin A1c (%) | 5.3 (n = 35) | 6.7 | 4.6 | 5.5 (n = 40) | 7.6 | 4.6 | 0.861 |
Leptin (ng/ml) | 6.9 | 21.8 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 21.3 | 1.1 | 0.086 |
Adiponectin (ng/ml) | 8.8 | 27.3 | 1.7 | 9.1 | 26.7 | 1.1 | 0.653 |
Resistin (ng/ml) | 8.1 | 27.6 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 17.8 | 3 | 0.156 |
AIM (μg/ml) | 1.06 | 2.02 | 0.41 | 1.68 | 6.44 | 0.76 | <0.001 |
Hyaluronic acid (ng/ml) | 42.6 | 10.0 | 292.7 | 145.0 (n = 39) | 10.0 | 636.0 | <0.001 |