Table 7. Independent predicitive factors of adverse effects.

		Neutropenia		Thrombocytopenia
		OR (95%CI)	p	OR (95%CI)	p
PegIFNα 2a vs. 2b		4.23 (1.59–11.23)	0.04	2.62 (1.91–6.29)	0.03
Female vs. male		2.51 (0.94–6.74)	0.07	*	*
CD4 cell count ≤350 vs. >350 cells/mL		4.69 (1.29–17.24)	0.02	1.94 (0.58–6.49)	0.28
SOCS3 rs4969170	GG	1		1
	AG	0.26 (0.09–0.75)	0.01	0.75 (0.31–1.83)	0.53
	AA	1.1 (0.28–3.9)	0.94	0.07 (0.008–0.57)	0.01

OR: odds-ratio. CI: Confidence interval. pegIFNα: pegylated interferon alpha.

^*Gender was not included in multivariate analysis of thrombocytopenia, because in the univariate analysis this variable did not fulfill criteria for inclusion in the multivariate analysis.