Table 2 Comparing the studied groups regarding amino acids
Variable | Untreated HCV cases (n = 40) | Treated HCV cases (n = 40) | Controls (n = 20) | KW test | p | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | ± SD | Range | Mean | ± SD | Range | Mean | ± SD | Range | |||
Tryptophan (μg/ml) | 12.8 | 0.66 | 11.9–14.45 | 7.08 | 2.46 | 3.42–12.22 | 12.8 | 0.55 | 3.42–13.9 | 69.9 | < 0.001 (HS) |
Phenylalanine (ng/ml) | 1.23 | 0.41 | 0.57–2.24 | 2.46 | 0.29 | 2.07–2.99 | 0.93 | 0.31 | 0.41–1.51 | 71.9 | < 0.001 (HS) |
HDRS | 6.5 | 5.30 | 0–24 | 34.7 | 9.37 | 13–50 | 3.0 | 3.89 | 0–16 | 73.8 | < 0.001 (HS) |