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Table 4 Descriptive analysis of baseline clinical and therapeutical variables : monoinfected vs coinfected patients with HCV genotype 3.

From: Sustained virological response to peginterferon therapy in patients infected with HCV (genotypes 2 and 3), with or without HIV

Variables

HIV- (n = 181)

HIV+ (n = 72)

Odds Ratio

(95% IC)

p-value

Cirrhosis, % (n)

66% (12)

30.6% (22)

6.1 (2.8-13.6)

<0.0001

HCV-RNA >500.000 IU/ml, % (n)

46.9% (84)

31.9% (23)

0.53 (0.3-0.9)

0.03

PegIFN alfa-2b, % (n)

23.2% (42)

29.2% (21)

1.36 (0.7-2.5)

0.32

PegIFN reduction, % (n)

11.6% (21)

5.6% (4)

0.45 (0.13-1.3)

0.15

Stop PegIFN % (n)

16.6% (30)

31.9% (23)

2.35 (1.24-4.44)

0.007

RBV reduction, % (n)

12.2% (22)

13.9% (10)

1.6 (0.5-2.6)

0.71

Stop RBV, % (n)

9.4% (17)

29.2% (21)

3.95 (1.93-8.17)

<0.0001

Male gender, % (n)

76.8% (139)

81.9% (59)

1.37 (0.7-2.8)

0.37

Age >45 years, % (n)

27.6% (50)

48.6% (35)

2.4 (1.4-4.4)

0.001

PLT <130,000 cell/mm3, % (n)

8.3% (15)

33.3% (24)

5.4 (2.7-11.5)

<0.0001

Variables

HIV- (n = 181)

HIV+ (n = 72)

 

p -value

ALT, mean (DS)

139.7 (118.6)

117.6 (75.5)

 

0.26

AST, mean (DS)

78.7 (70.6)

76.5 (49.9)

 

0.69

BMI, mean (DS)

25.1 (3.7)

23.6 (3.2)

 

0.006

Cholesterol, mean (DS)

152.5 (39.3)

148.9 (40)

 

0.52

Triglycerids, mean (DS)

82.3 (45)

108.5 (61.8)

 

0.0004

Glycemia, mean (DS)

93.6 (21.9)

90.2 (12.1)

 

0.39

Hb, mean (DS)

15.3 (1.5)

14.5 (2.1)

 

0.003

PT, mean (DS)

102 (11.6)

101 (12.6)

 

0.96

Neutrophils, mean (DS)

3597 (1327)

3118 (1364)

 

0.004

Weeks of treatment, mean (DS)

20.7 (9.1)

40.7 (17.8)

 

<0.0001

Bilirubine, mean (DS)

0.82 (0.45)

1.55 (1.48)

 

0.0002

Albumine, mean (DS)

4.63 (3.13)

4.39 (0.47)

 

0.47

SVR rate, ITT analysis

HIV- (n = 181)

HIV+ (n = 72)

Odds Ratio

(95% IC)

p -value

SVR, % (n)

76.8 % (139)

68.1 % (72)

0.65 (0.3-1.2)

1.15

SVR rate, PP analysis

HIV- (n = 151)

HIV+ (n = 49)

Odds Ratio

(95% IC)

p -value

SVR, % (n)

83.4 % (126)

85.7 % (42)

1.19 (0.5-3.1)

0.7

  1. PLT, platelets; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, Body Mass Index; Hb, hemoglobin; PT, prothrombin time.