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Table 4 Relationship between grades of inflammation and End of Treatment Response (ETR) by Unadjusted RR

From: Extent of liver inflammation in predicting response to interferon α & Ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C patients: a cohort study

Variable

n

RR

95% CI RR

Grade of inflammation:

Low grades (Reference)

569

1

High grades

103

1.05

0.97–1.09

Age:

<40 years

410

1.11

1.08–1.15

≥40 years (Reference)

262

1

Gender:

Female (Reference)

361

1

Male

311

1.03

1.02-1.04

Pretreatment TLC cells × 10 9 /L (1 unit rise)

619

0.98

0.98–0.99

Pretreatment ALT in U/L (5 unit rise)

595

1

0.99–1.001

Early viral response(EVR)

Negative (Reference)

92

1

Positive

250

1.6

1.4–1.8

  1. RR: Risk Ratio.