Chronic HCV (n = 20) Cirrhotics (n = 20) Test of sig. HCV RNA ×104       Min. – Max. 2.14 – 160.0 16.31 – 1528.10 KWp = 0.008* Mean ± SD 51.01 ± 47.85 251.72 ± 43.85 Median 38.50 83.36 MWp1   0.003*   MWp2       p: p value for comparing between the different studied groups p1: p value for comparing between control with each other group p2: p value for comparing between Ch. Hepatitis with each other group KW: for Kruskal Wallis test MW: for Mann Whitney test *: Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05

Table 1: HCV RNA levels among Chronic HCV cases group I.