Table 3.
Consensus interferon/ribavirin (n=63) | interferon-α-2b/ribavirin (n=65) | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
All genotypes | |||
<800 000 IU/mL | 12/21 (57%) | 14/26 (54%) | 0.82 |
≥800 000 IU/mL | 24/42 (57%) | 12/39 (31%) | 0.017* |
Genotype 1 | |||
<800 000 IU/mL | 5/13 (38%) | 9/20 (45%) | 0.70 |
≥800 000 IU/mL | 13/28 (46%) | 4/28 (14%) | 0.0089* |
Genotype-non 1 | |||
<800 000 IU/mL | 7/8 (88%) | 5/6 (83%) | 0.82 |
≥800 000 IU/mL | 11/14 (79%) | 8/11 (73%) | 0.70 |
Race | |||
White | 28/42 (67%) | 16/40 (40%) | 0.015* |
Non-white | 8/21 (38%) | 10/25 (40%) | 0.89 |
Sex | |||
Men | 19/43 (44%) | 17/44 (39%) | 0.59 |
Women | 17/20 (85%) | 9/21 (43%) | 0.005* |
Weight | |||
<75 kg | 15/19 (79%) | 10/20 (50%) | 0.059 |
≥75 kg | 21/44 (48%) | 16/45 (36%) | 0.24 |
[Adapted with permission of Springer Heidelberg from Digestive Diseases & Sciences;50: 227–232. © 2005 (108).]
Statistically significant.