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Table 1 Patient cohort characteristics

From: A frequent variant in the human bile salt export pump gene ABCB11 is associated with hepatitis C virus infection, but not liver stiffness in a German population

Factor

Bonn cohort

Homburg cohort

 

(n = 487)

(n = 162)

Age (years)

48 (19-83)

49 (21-79)

Gender

  

Male

315 (64.7%)

75 (46.3%)

Female

172 (35.3%)

87 (53.7%)

BMI (kg/m2)

24.2 (14.8 - 39.8)

25.7 (17.0 - 43.0)

TE (kPa)

7.1 (2.7 - 75.0)

n.a.

HCV genotypes

  

HCV 1

170 (46%)

139 (86%)

HCV non-1

199 (54%)

23 (14%)

unknown

118

 
  1. Continuous variables are presented as medians and ranges.
  2. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; n. a., not available; TE, transient elastography.
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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