TABLE 1.

Factors associated with hepatocarcinogenesis in 649 patients infected with HCV genotype 1b of sustained virological response, identified by multivariate analysis

Factor and category	Hazard ratio	95% confidence interval	P
Age (yr)
<51	1
≥51	19.5	2.28–167.3	0.007
Serum aspartate aminotransferase (IU/liter)
<50	1
≥50	13.5	1.45–125.5	0.022
Level of core aa70 Q-Invader mutant (%)
<20.0	1
≥20.0	3.62	1.16–11.2	0.026