Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants
| Â | Number (total 62) | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age | 54.06 ± 10.41* | |
Gender | ||
 • Males | 30 | 48.40 |
 • Females | 32 | 51.60 |
Education | ||
 • Uneducated | 24 | 38.70 |
 • Can read and write or preparatory | 12 | 29.00 |
 • Secondary | 12 | 19.40 |
 • University | 8 | 12.90 |
Marital status | ||
 • Unmarried | 17 | 27.40 |
 • Married | 45 | 72.60 |
Employment status | ||
 • Unemployed | 17 | 27.40 |
 • Employed | 17 | 27.40 |
 • Housewife | 28 | 45.20 |
Residence area | ||
 • Rural | 15 | 24.20 |
 • Urban | 47 | 75.80 |
Diseases stage | ||
 • Non cirrhotic | 31 | 50 |
 • Cirrhotic | 31 | 50 |
Number of comorbidities | ||
 • 0 | 31 | 50 |
 • 1 | 17 | 27.4 |
 • 2 | 11 | 17.7 |
 • 3 | 3 | 4.8 |
Type of comorbidity | ||
 • Hypertension | 15 | 24.20 |
 • Diabetes | 19 | 30.60 |
 • Others (renal disease, disc, heart disease, asthma, peptic ulcer) | 11 | 17.70 |
Disease duration (Range from 3 to 216 months) | 71.10 ± 57.72* | |
Type of treatment | ||
 • Dual | 31 | 50 |
 • Triple | 31 | 50 |
Treatment experience | ||
 • Naive | 54 | 87.10 |
 • Experienced | 8 | 12.90 |
Treatment paying method | ||
 • Self | 6 | 9.70 |
 • Governmental | 56 | 90.30 |
BMI | ||
 T0 | 30.6 ± 4.24* | |
 T1 | 30.4 ± 4.53* | |
PCR at T1 (50 cases) | ||
 • Negative | 32 | 64 |
 • Positive | 18 | 36 |