Evolution and predictive factors of thyroid disorder due to interferon alpha in the treatment of hepatitis C

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2009; 15(3): 328-333
Published online Jan 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.328

Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

Characteristics	Total group (n = 301)
Age¹ (yr)	48.27 ± 11.79
Gender (%, M/F)	57.5/42.5
Contamination mode (%)
Tranfusion	27.2
Drug-addict	26.9
Blood exposure accident	7.6
Others	38.2
Genotype (% with 1/2/3/4/5/ND)	35/11/18/8/2/26
Stage of fibrosis (% with stage 0/1/2/3/4/ND)	1/11/42/20/20/6
Type of treatment (%)
With IFNα	3.3
Peg-interferon	9.0
IFNα + ribavirin	27.2
Peg-interferon + ribavirin	60.4
Duration of treatment (mo)¹	7.91 ± 3.78
TSH before treatment (MIU/L)¹	1.54 ± 1.25
Positive antibodies before treatment
TPOAb	12/229
TGAb	8/227
TSHRAb	1/95

ND: Not determined.

¹mean ± SD.

Citation: Gelu-Simeon M, Burlaud A, Young J, Pelletier G, Buffet C. Evolution and predictive factors of thyroid disorder due to interferon alpha in the treatment of hepatitis C. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(3): 328-333
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i3/328.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.328