Egyptian Liver Journal

Table 1 Comparison between the three studied groups according to demographic data

From: Tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloprotinase-1 and collagen type IV in HCV-associated cirrhosis and grading of esophageal varices

	Group 1 (n = 30)		Group 2 (n = 60)		Control (n = 30)		Test of Sig.	P
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	Test of Sig.	P
Gender
Male	14	46.7	29	48.3	16	53.3	χ² = 0.300	0.861
Female	16	53.3	31	51.7	14	46.7	χ² = 0.300	0.861
Age (years)
Min.–Max.	39.0–49.0		37.0–56.0		38.0–55.0		F = 0.097	0.907
Mean ± SD.	44.67 ± 3.10		45.05 ± 4.09		45.03 ± 4.78
Median (IQR)	45.0 (43.0–47.0)		45.0 (42.0–48.0)		45.0 (42.0–49.0)

IQR Interquartile range, SD Standard deviation, F F for one-way ANOVA test, χ2 Chi-square test

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