Table 2 Clinical characteristics significantly affect SVR by multiple varieties analysis in 728 Taiwanese chronic HCV infection patients

From: IL28B genetic variations are associated with high sustained virological response (SVR) of interferon-α plus ribavirin therapy in Taiwanese chronic HCV infection

Clinical characteristics

N

Stepwise logistic regression

  

OR

95% CI

P-value

Age on IFN therapy

728

0.962

0.942–0.983

0.0004

Gender: female

284

1.705

1.140–2.549

0.0093

BMI: below 27 kg m–2

582

0.616

0.381–0.997

0.0486

HCV RNA viral load ≤ 400 000 IU ml–1

410

0.292

0.195–0.437

2.3 × 10−9

HCV genotype: Non-genotype 1

304

0.178

0.110–0.290

3.6 × 10−12

Liver biopsy: non-cirrhosis

482

0.379

0.251–0.573

4.1 × 10−6

  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; HCV, hepatitis C virus; OR, odds ratio; SVR, sustained virological response.
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