Geographic Distribution of HCV Genotypes and Efficacy of Direct-Acting Antivirals in Chronic HCV-Infected Patients in North and Northeast China: A Real-World Multicenter Study
Table 1
Demographic and virological characteristics of HCV-infected patients in North and Northeast China.
Area
n (%)
Age median (IQR) (years)
Gender, n (%)
HCV RNA median (IQR) (lg·IU/ml)
Male
Female
North
Hebei
653 (30.20)
56 (49, 64)
333(56.25)
259 (43.75)
5.92 (5.05, 6.47)
Shanxi
239 (11.05)
53 (44, 60)
113 (48.50)
120 (51.50)
6.15 (5.54, 6.64)†
Tianjin
207 (9.57)
58 (51.25, 66)
87 (42.03)
120 (57.97)
6.23 (5.51, 6.73)†
Inner Mongolia
200 (9.25)
52 (42.25, 60)
137 (68.50)
63 (31.50)
5.80 (5.55, 6.67)
Northeast
Liaoning
526 (24.33)
55 (49, 63)
188 (55.95)
148 (44.05)
5.96 (5.18, 6.45)§
Heilongjiang
337 (15.59)
55 (48, 64)
131 (42.53)
177 (57.47)
5.75 (5.06, 6.38)द
Total
2162
55 (48, 63)
989 (52.72)
887 (47.28)
5.95 (5.22, 6.52)
HCV: hepatitis C virus; IQR: interquartile range; † versus Hebei; ‡ versus Shanxi; § versus Tianjin; ¶ versus Inner Mongolia.
