Baseline characteristics of study population.

Data are presented as median (IQR) or percentage. Differences between groups were compared by Man Whitney U or χ2—test at baseline. A HIV and CH group initiated the ART-treatment at baseline, p≤ 0.05 was considered significant. Abbreviations: SVR = Sustained viral responders, NR = non-responder, HIV = HIV-1 mono-infected, CH = Chronic HCV infected, ART = Antiretroviral therapy, NRTIs = Nucleoside reverse transcriptase Inhibitors, NNRTIs = Non-Nucleoside reverse transcriptase Inhibitors, PIs = Protease Inhibitors, MSM = men who have sex with men, IDUs = injection drug users, HCV = Hepatitis C virus, HIV = Human immunodeficiency virus. APRI = AST /platelet ratio index. LPS = lipopolysaccharide, LBP = lipopolysaccharide binding protein. Baseline characteristics of study population.