Table 5.

 Multivariable logistic regression analysis: variables independently associated with hepatitis C virus RNA clearance in untreated patients

Variable	Regression coefficient	Standard error	p Value	Odds ratio (95% CI)
Age at diagnosis (months)	−0.036	0.016	0.027	0.964 (0.934–0.996)
ALT IU/l	0.065	0.070	0.350	1.067 (0.931–1.224)
Genotype 2 v 1	1.186	0.972	0.223	3.272 (0.487–21.983)
Genotype 3 v 1	1.741	0.769	0.024	5.703 (1.264–25.724)
Genotype 4 v 1	0.498	1.212	0.681	1.645 (0.153–17.711)
Genotype other v 1	−5.295	60.435	0.930	0.005 (0.000–9876543

ALT, alanine aminotransferase.