Table 1 Comparison between naïve and relapse groups regarding socio-biochemical parameters before treatment

Gender

 Male

13

65.00

9

45.00

1.616

0.204

 Female

7

35.00

11

55.00

Age

 Range

21–63

34–48

1.267

0.213

 Mean ± SD

43.550 ± 11.038

40.200 ± 4.238

PCR (IU/ml)

 Range

335,040–3,132,444

10,100–1,003,700

5.425

 < 0.001*

 Mean ± SD

1,532,926.05 ± 963,954.961

310,582.200 ± 293,212.793

Total leucocytic count (X 10^9 cells/L)

 Range

4.3–10

4.5–10

0.069

0.945

 Mean ± SD

7.050 ± 1.558

7.015 ± 1.629

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

 Range

11–17.9

12.1–16

1.131

0.265

 Mean ± SD

14.500 ± 1.540

14.020 ± 1.108

Platelet (X 10^9cells/L)

 Range

109–321

87–230

2.137

0.039*

 Mean ± SD

166.350 ± 53.524

135.250 ± 37.022

Prothrombin Time

 Range

11.5–14

11–13

3.116

0.003*

 Mean ± SD

12.590 ± 0.713

11.943 ± 0.595

AST (U/L)

 Range

16–89

23–88

 − 0.117

0.907

 Mean ± SD

46.550 ± 17.707

47.200 ± 17.374

ALT (U/L)

 Range

22–62

25–77

 − 1.655

0.106

 Mean ± SD

38.300 ± 12.520

45.600 ± 15.250

Total bilirubin (mg/dl)

 Range

0.5–1.4

0.4–1.7

 − 0.287

0.776

 Mean ± SD

0.930 ± 0.236

0.956 ± 0.329

Albumin (g/dl)

 Range

3.7–4.5

3.6–4.4

0.286

0.777

 Mean ± SD

4.030 ± 0.232

4.010 ± 0.210

Creatinine mg/dl

 Range

0.34–1.36

0.57–1.2

1.07

0.124

 Mean ± SD

0.98 ± 0.25

0.92 ± 0.19