Figure 1

Sustained virological response (SVR) as a function of age, at antiviral treatment initiation in patients with chronic hepatitis C. The figure illustrates SVR in the total cohort and SVR depending on genotype, in different age groups. In all, 274 of 432 achieved SVR. 197 patients were ≤ 45 years (148 achieved SVR) and 235 patients were > 45 years (126 achieved SVR). Of the 133 patients with genotype 1 infection, 47 were ≤ 45 years (30 achieved SVR), and of the 285 genotype 2/3 infected patients, 144 were ≤ 45 years (113 achieved SVR).