Table 4.

Independent Factors Affecting the Physical and Mental Scores of the SF-36 in Korean Patients with Chronic HCV Infection

	Favorable physical status (above normal PCS)	Favorable mental status (above normal MCS)
Age >65 yr	0.38 (0.20–0.73)†	1.05 (0.59–1.92)
Female sex	0.92 (0.48–1.76)	0.66 (0.37–1.16)
Education (>high school graduate)	1.31 (0.50–3.48)	0.95 (0.43–2.09)
Monthly family income >3,000,000 KRW*	4.13 (1.48–11.55)†	3.08 (1.42–6.68)†
Comorbidity score (per 1 increase)	0.68 (0.55–0.86)†	0.90 (0.73–1.10)
Advanced liver disease (decompensated LC or HCC)	2.20 (0.89–5.45)	0.96 (0.43–2.14)
Sustained virologic response	4.22 (1.36–1.00)†	2.26 (1.01–5.06)

SF-36, Short Form 36; HCV, chronic hepatitis C virus; PCS, physical component summary; MCS, mental component summary; KRW, Korean Won; LC, liver cirrhosis; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma.

^*The currency exchange rate of 1 KRW to U.S. Dollar (USD) was approximately 0.0008 (3,000,000 KRW=2,641 USD);

^†p-value <0.05.