Table 1: HCV genotype/subtype distribution by gender.

Genotype/subtype	Male		Female		-
	N	%	N	%	p value
1	68	8.04	39	5.74	0.08
1a	52	6.15	29	4.27	0.1
1b	353	41.73	367	54.05	<0.001
1a/1b	3	0.35	5	0.74	0.3
2	29	3.43	21	3.09	0.71
2a/2c	148	17.49	160	23.56	0.003
3	127	15.01	19	2.80	<0.001
4	58	6.86	35	5.15	0.16
5	1	0.12	1	0.15	0.87
mixed	7	0.83	3	0.44	0.35
Total	846	-	679	-	-