Viral Hepatitis
Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2006; 12(33): 5293-5300
Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5293
Table 2 Sustained virologic response for all treatment groups combined according to the baseline characteristics of patients
CharacteristicsSustained virologic responseP1
Genotype 132/14722%0.0085
Non 118/4144%
Age ≤ 40 yr13/4231%NS
> 40 yr37/14625%
BMI ≤ 25 kg/m232/10730%NS
> 25 kg/m212/6120%
Stage ≤ 337/12729%NS
> 312/5621%
Grade ≤ 1042/16725%0.03
> 108/1553%
ALT ≤ 120 UI/L22/10721%0.03
> 120 UI/L24/6636%
HCV-RNA ≤ 2 × 106 copies/mL23/7431%NS
> 2 × 106 copies/mL7/2825%
Previous Total IFN ≤ 500 MU20/9122%NS
> 500 MU25/8230%