Brain magnetic resonance spectroscopy and cognitive impairment in chronic hepatitis C patients

Table 1 Demographic data in both groups

		Group without cognitive impairment N = 23		Group with cognitive impairment N = 23		p value
Age	Mean ± SD	47.7 ± 13.8		53.8 ± 7.4		0.068 ^a
Gender	Male	11	47.8%	10	43.5%	0.500 ^b
Gender	Female	12	52.2%	13	56.5%	0.500 ^b
MMSE	Median	30		27		0.000
	IQ range			1
	Mean ± SD	30.0 ± 0.0		26.6 ± 0.89
	Range	30		25–28
PCR	Mean ± SD	45,391.3 ± 44,016.2		685,217.3 ± 222,176.6		0.000 ª