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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of the association of SVR with selected patients characteristics

From: HCV infected prisoners: should they be still considered a difficult to treat population?

 

Model I

Model II

MLR-OR

95% CI

MLR-OR

95% CI

Age

     
 

40+

1

   

<40

1.78

0.42-7.47

  

Biopsy staging (Metavir)

    
 

F3-F4

1

 

1

 

F1-F2

9.29

1.47-58.64

11.85

1.96-71.62

HCV genotype

     
 

1

1

 

1

 

Not 1

5.19

1.27-21.18

5.87

1.49-23.17

aHCV viral load (IU/ml)

    
 

High

1

   

Low

1.61

0.38-6.91

  
  1. Model I: Including all variables found to be significant (p<0.10) at univariate level.
  2. Model II: Final model obtained through backward elimination starting from all variables included in Model I.
  3. acategorized in Low (<6×105 IU/ml) and High (≥6×105 IU/ml).
  4. SVR Sustained Virologic Response, MLR-OR Multivariable Logistic Regression Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval.
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