Baseline patient characteristics (n = 152).

Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; UNL, upper limit of normal; BMI, body mass index; HCV, hepatitis C virus; IL, interleukina Surgery, intravenous injection, dentist visit, hemodialysis, tattooing, cosmetology, occupational exposure, or intercourse with an HCV-infected personb The patient did not recall any specific exposure risk.c Patients were attributed into two groups according to ALT lower and not lower than 3 times of upper limit of normal.d No patient had the IL-28B rs12979860 TT genotype.Baseline patient characteristics (n = 152).