Table 5.
Comparisons in pretreatment parameters between patients with sustained response and patients with non-re-sponse to interferon treatment (n = 39)
| Sustained-responders | Non-responders | P | |
| Number (%) | 14 (35.9%) | 25 (64.1%) | |
| Age (years) | 50.6 ± 13.9 | 47.2 ± 10.6 | ns |
| Genotype 1b (%) | 5 (35.7%) | 18 (72%) | < 0.02a |
| Fibrosis staging score (%) | |||
| I | 7 (50.0%) | 9 (36.0%) | |
| II | 3 (21.4%) | 8 (32.0%) | |
| III | 3 (21.4%) | 3 (12.0%) | |
| Cirrhosis | 1 (7.0%) | 5 (20.0%) | ns |
| Laparoscopic evidence | 2 (14.2%) | 9 (36.0%) | < 0.02a |
| of cirrhosis (%) |
Data of age were showed as mean ± standard deviation;
a
Chi-square test, ns = not significant.