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. 2022 Aug 14;28(30):4182–4200. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i30.4182

Table 2.

Annual incidence rates of hepatocellular carcinoma, decompensation and death/transplantation according to treatment exposure and the presence of cirrhosis


Group
PY
No. of events
No./100 PY (95%CI)
HR (95%CI)
P value
Entire cohort Hepatocellular carcinoma
Untreated group 3285.4 65 1.98 (1.56-2.52) Reference -
IBT group 3888.9 23 0.59 (0.39-0.89) 0.31 (0.19-0.49) < 0.001
DAA group 2158.0 25 1.16 (0.78-1.71) 0.59 (0.37-0.95) 0.029
Decompensation
Untreated group 3333.6 54 1.62 (1.24-2.11) Reference -
IBT group 3950.1 10 0.25 (0.14-0.47) 0.15 (0.07-0.29) < 0.001
DAA group 2178.7 5 0.23 (0.10-0.55) 0.16 (0.06-0.39) < 0.001
Death or transplantation
Untreated group 4438.3 148 3.33 (2.85-3.91) Reference -
IBT group 4850.1 42 0.87 (0.64-1.18) 0.22 (0.16-0.31) < 0.001
DAA group 2467.2 16 0.65 (0.40-1.06) 0.30 (0.17-0.51) < 0.001
No cirrhosis Hepatocellular carcinoma
Untreated group 2364.6 15 0.63 (0.38-1.05) Reference -
IBT group 2971.8 6 0.20 (0.09-0.45) 0.30 (0.11-0.77) 0.012
DAA group 1569.4 8 0.51 (0.26-1.02) 0.90 (0.37-2.18) 0.812
Decompensation
Untreated group 2369.9 6 0.25 (0.11-0.56) Reference -
IBT group 2992.3 1 0.03 (0.00-0.24) 0.09 (0.01-0.74) 0.026
DAA group 1573.4 0 0.00 0.00 N/A
Death or transplantation
Untreated group 3176.3 63 1.98 (4.15-7.12) Reference -
IBT group 3712.3 22 0.59 (0.39-0.90) 0.26 (0.16-0.42) < 0.001
DAA group 1784.6 7 0.39 (0.19-0.82) 0.33 (0.15-0.75) 0.008
Cirrhosis Hepatocellular carcinoma
Untreated group 919.9 50 5.44 (4.15-7.12) Reference -
IBT group 917.1 17 1.85 (1.16-2.97) 0.35 (0.20-0.61) < 0.001
DAA group 588.6 17 2.89 (1.81-4.61) 0.53 (0.30-0.92) 0.025
Decompensation
Untreated group 962.8 48 4.99 (3.78-6.57) Reference -
IBT group 957.7 9 0.84 (0.49-1.80) 0.18 (0.09-0.37) < 0.001
DAA group 606.3 5 0.82 (0.34-1.97) 0.17 (0.07-0.44) < 0.001
Death or transplantation
Untreated group 1262.1 85 6.73 (5.48-8.27) Reference -
IBT group 1137.8 20 1.76 (1.14-2.71) 0.21 (0.13-0.35) < 0.001
DAA group 682.6 9 1.32 (0.69-2.52) 0.28 (0.14-0.56) < 0.001

A Cox proportional hazards model was used to determine hazards ratios and P values. CI: Confidence interval; DAA: Direct acting antivirals; HR: Hazard ratio; IBT: Interferon-based therapy; N/A: Not applicable; PY: Person-year.