Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2012; 18(35): 4892-4897
Published online Sep 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i35.4892
Table 1 Characteristics of patients
IL28B polymorphismn (%)SVR (%)Gender (M/F)Age (yr)BMI(kg/m2)
CC13 (20)77
CT34 (53)38
TT17 (27)6
All643927/3744 ± 1227 ± 5
Table 2 Odds ratios of sustained virological response, depending on type of polymorphism of IL28B, inflammation activity, fibrosis, fatty liver, baseline hepatitis C virus viral load, the level of platelets and insulin resistance
Features affecting SVRP valueOR95% CI
CC vs TT< 0.001253.5-177.5
Platelets CT0.00212.81.8-42.6
Staging0.0085.91.5-23.8
CC vs CT0.0185.41.2 -23.3
Fatty liver0.0144.81.2-13.6
Platelets0.0054.71.3-17.3
Grading0.0263.91.1-13.4
Insulin resistance0.0293.91.1-13.8
HCV viremia0.03831-8.8