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table 3. Comparison of mean ALT levels in serum according to the status of HGV and HCV RNAs

Viral marker status^a	No. positive	Mean ALT level ± SD (IU/liter)

HGV RNA alone	4	20.5 ± 8.3
HCV RNA alone	46	33.4 ± 29.0
Both HGV and HCV RNAs	7	52.7 ± 63.9
Neither HGV nor HCV RNA	343	16.8 ± 10.9

^a Statistical analyses by Student’s t test: HCV RNA alone versus neither HGV nor HCV RNA, P <0.0001; both HGV and HCV RNAs versus neither HGV nor HCV RNA, P < 0.0001. Other comparisons among the four groups were not significant.