Comparative analysis of hepatitis C virus infected patients according to the presence of arthralgia
| HCV with arthralgia (n = 35) | HCV without arthralgia (n = 112) | p Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Values are n (%) unless stated otherwise. | ||||||
| Anti-CCP Ab, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies; HCV, hepatitis C virus; RF, rheumatoid factor. | ||||||
| Female | 23 (65.7%) | 54 (48.2%) | 0.07 | |||
| Age (years) (mean (SD)) | 62.2 (16.0) | 56.6 (15.0) | 0.07 | |||
| Metavir fibrosis score (mean (SD)) | 1.8 (1.1) | 1.7 (1.3) | 0.5 | |||
| Mixed cryoglobulin, n (%) | 30 (85.7%) | 48 (42.9%) | <10−4 | |||
| Type II | 21 (60%) | 20 (17.9%) | <10−4 | |||
| Type III | 8 (22.9%) | 22 (19.6%) | 0.86 | |||
| Oligoclonal type | 1 (2.9%) | 6 (5.4%) | 0.9 | |||
| RF positive | 19 (54.3%) | 30 (26.8%) | 0.003 | |||
| Anti-CCP Ab | 2 (5.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0.01 | |||