Table 1 Relative frequencies of the HCV genotypes, subtypes and NS5B polymorphisms in patients included in the current study.
From: Epidemic history of hepatitis C virus genotypes and subtypes in Portugal
HCV genotype/subtype | Age, median (IQR)# | Patients with polymorphisms | % of patients with polymorphisms within each genotype/subtype | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 230 (%) | N = 216 (93.9%) | %* | ||
1a clade I | 23 (10.0) | 37 (33–40) | 14 (6.5) | 60.9 |
1a clade II | 85 (37.0) | 40 (36–47) | 83 (38.4) | 97.6 |
1b | 35 (15.2) | 53 (36–60) | 32 (14.8) | 91.4 |
1 g | 1 (0.4) | 53 | 1 (0.5) | 100.0 |
2 | 3 (1.3) | 57 | 3 (1.4) | 100.0 |
2a | 2 (0.9) | 44 | 2 (0.9) | 100.0 |
2c | 2 (0.9) | 47 | 2 (0.9) | 100.0 |
3a | 42 (18.3) | 42 (35–48) | 42 (19.4) | 100.0 |
4a | 24 (10.4) | 40 (34–46) | 24 (11.1) | 100.0 |
4b | 1 (0.4) | 69 | 1 (0.5) | 100.0 |
4d | 10 (4.3) | 42 (39–46) | 10 (4.6) | 100.0 |
4 f | 1 (0.4) | 60 | 1 (0.5) | 100.0 |
4k | 1 (0.4) | 46 | 1 (0.5) | 100.0 |