Serum Bioma rkers HCV RNA POSITIVE n =31 HCV RNA NEGATIVE n =19 Mean + Standard deviation Mean + Standard deviation SGPT 29.37 + 18.551 28.32 + 13.469 Bilirubin 0.853 + 0.5026 0.935 + 0.7557 Alkaline phosphatase 137.06 + 81.721 218.58 +177.225 Total protein 6.913 + 0.7535 6.747 + 0.8650 Albumin 3.800 + 0.6266 3.737 + 0.6483

Table 2: Comparative analysis of the mean and standard deviation of serum biomarkers parameters with HCV RNA positive and HCV RNA negative groups.