Baseline demographic and immuno-virological characteristics of study population.

LEGEND. Data are presented as *median, (IQR) and °absolute number, (%). Differences between groups were compared by *Mann Whitney U test and °χ2 test. EVR, Early Virological Response: undetectable serum HCV-RNA (10 reduction from baseline after 12 weeks of therapy; NR, Null Responders: serum HCV-RNA ≥50 IU/mL and 10 reduction from baseline. cART, Combination Antiretroviral therapy; NRTI, Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; NNRTI, Non Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; PI, Protease Inhibitors. MSM, men who have sex with men; WSM, women who have sex with men; IDUs, injection drug users. HCV, hepatitis C virus; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen. AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase. BMI, Body Mass Index. HOMA index, Homeostatic Model Assessment index.