Table 2

Statistics generated for estimating HCV population growth rates

Subtype	BSP regression slope	ConLog^{^a}.growth rate				ConLog.t₅₀^{^b}
		Mean	95% confidence interval		Median
		Mean	Lower	Upper	Median
1b	0.8385	1.158	0.7843	1.6076	1.132	10.596
2a	0.8145	1.135	0.6306	1.7167	1.094	12.390
3a	0.6351	0.968	0.5616	1.4613	0.930	11.738
3b	0.8980	1.074	0.6831	1.5438	1.044	12.713
6a	1.043	1.228	0.7690	1.7609	1.196	12.977

↵a conLog.growth rate, posterior growth rate estimated under the constant logistic model.
↵b Generated under the constant logistic model. t₅₀ denotes the time at which the viral population size reached 50% of its maximum level.